Midlands Simon Community

Lobbying Organisation Midlands Simon Community

Date published 07 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details On the 10th of November 2015, Minister Paudie Coffey visited Midlands Simon Community`s Sli Nua service in Athlone, on the back of the homeless budget for the Midlands region being increased in 2015. Mr Tony O Riordan also wrote Minister Coffey a letter which lobbied for further funding as the organisation was now dealing with more complex cases than ever before.

Intended results Midlands Simon Community wanted to thank Minister Coffey and show him the effective service that the organisation is providing and will be able to continue to provide given the increase in funding for the organisation. Mr Tony O Riordan also wrote Minister Coffey a letter which lobbied for further funding as the organisation was now dealing with more complex cases than ever before.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tony o Riordan

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 (1)

On the 10th of November 2015, Minister Paudie Coffey visited Midlands Simon Community`s Sli Nua service in Athlone, on the back of the homeless budget for the Midlands region being increased in 2015. Mr Tony O Riordan also wrote Minister Coffey a letter which lobbied for further funding as the organisation was now dealing with more complex cases than ever before. Sli Nua is a housing with support service and is designed to provide 7 single people with self-contained accommodation in individual 1-bed apartments.

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.

Paudie Coffey Minister of State (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)