SOA Research Company Limited by Guarantee

Lobbying Organisation SOA Research Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 19 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Submission to the draft Programme for Government on acknowledgement for Community Led Housing, and policy measures to support same.

Intended results Acknowledgement and associated support of Community Led Housing (including cooperatives, cohousing, self-help and Community Land Trusts) as a means of empowering communities to meet their specific housing needs affordably and collectively.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Padraig Flynn

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.

Email (1)

Emailed Green Party members Eamon Ryan, Neasa Hourigan, Ciaran Cuffe and Francis Noel Duffy, seeking to highlight SOA's submission to the Draft Programme for Government to the Green Party negotiating team.

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.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)