Midlands Simon Community

Lobbying Organisation Midlands Simon Community

Date published 02 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Midlands Simon Community Chairman Mark Cooney spoke with a number of Midlands based TD`s at a briefing in Leinster House on Wednesday the 4th of October 2017 regarding the following: State funding of homeless services in the Midlands is only 1.5% of the national spend and that our Housing First pilot should be extended with at least one additional worker.

Intended results State funding of homeless services in the Midlands is only 1.5% of the national spend and that our Housing First pilot should be extended with at least one additional worker.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Cooney (Chairperson of Midlands Simon Community)

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.

Lobby day (1)

Midlands Simon Community Chairman Mark Cooney spoke with a number of Midlands based TD`s at a briefing in Leinster House on Wednesday the 4th of October 2017 regarding the following: State funding of homeless services in the Midlands is only 1.5% of the national spend and that our Housing First pilot should be extended with at least one additional worker.

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.

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)