Irish Institutional Property

Lobbying Organisation Irish Institutional Property

Date published 22 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Communicate the role institutional investors play in funding and development of critical real estate infrastructure and housing to support economic growth

Intended results Inform public policy deliberation and formulation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Farrell

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Pat Farrell (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 (2-5)

Stakeholder engagement planning

Event / Reception (1)

Stakeholder engagement

Informal communication (2-5)

Stakeholder engagement planning

Meeting (2-5)

Inform policy making on the role of institutional investment in the funding and development of real estate including housing

Email (1)

e mail to Minister with letter seeking removal of anomaly in relation to qualification for residential stamp duty rebate

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.

Des Carville Head of Unit (Department of Finance)

Michael J. McGrath Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Grant Sweetnam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Kevin Barrett Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)