Focus Ireland (Focus Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Focus Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details To discuss how responses to the housing and homeless crisis can be made more effective, including the eviction ban, HAP payments, building using modern building methods.

Intended results To bring about more effective policy responses to the housing and homelessness crisis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mike Allen

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

4 meetings were held between Focus Ireland's Director of Advocacy Mike Allen, and the Special Adviser to the Minister for Housing, Kevin Dillon, to discuss more effective responses to the homelessness and housing crisis.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)