Age & Opportunity

Lobbying Organisation Age & Opportunity

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Housing and Ageing Issues

Intended results To encourage an exploration of issues around ageing and housing

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maurice O'Connell, Coordinator of Active Ageing Partnership project

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)

This meeting took place on 20th November 2015 in the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government in the Custom House, along with Age Friendly Ireland and the Department of Health to discuss issues around older people living with support within their own communities.

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.

Bairbre Nic Aongusa Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)