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Lobbying Organisation Respond

Date published 19 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Pre Budget Submission focusing on Social and Affordable Housing Addressing homelessness Childcare Ireland intervention and family support services Social Protection in the context of the cost of living crisis

Intended results To get support for addressing homelessness Childcare Ireland intervention and family support services Social protection support in the context of the cost of living crisis.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Randall, Head of Advocacy & Communications, Respond

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

Mass communications

Submission All Oireachtas Members

Submission All Senators

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

Social and Affordable Housing Addressing homelessness Childcare Ireland intervention and family support services Social protection support in the context of the cost of living 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)

John Hogan Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John McCarthy Chief Economist (Department of Finance)

Michael J. McGrath Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

David Moloney Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Colm O'Reardon Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Finance)

Kevin McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Anne Marie Brooks Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)