Healthy Homes Ireland (Healthy Homes Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Healthy Homes Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details To secure meetings with elected/ designated officials in order to communicate the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes'

Intended results To raise awareness of report findings and garner support for the recommendations.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Will Chambré

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Attended [Saturday 11th November] Sinn Féin Ard Fheis. Spoke to David Cullinane TD about the Healthy Homes Ireland Initiative and asked if he would be happy to meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes.

Event / Reception (1)

Attended [Saturday 11th November] Sinn Féin Ard Fheis. Spoke to Darren O’Rourke TD about the Healthy Homes Ireland Initiative and asked if he would be happy to meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes.

Phone call (1)

Called [Friday 17 November] David Cullinane T.D to ask if he would meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes.

Email (6-10)

Emailed [Friday 17 November] David Cullinane TD to ask if he would meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes. Deputy Cullinane was also asked to extend the invitation to his party colleagues Eoin Ó Broin TD and Darren O'Rourke.

Email (2-5)

Emailed [Wednesday 22 November] Frank Feighan T.D to request/arrange meeting to discuss Healthy Homes Ireland initiative. Deputy Feighan was asked if he would help facilitate a potential meeting with his party colleague Hildergarde Naughton TD and Chief Medical Officer Breda Smyth.

Email (2-5)

Emailed [Thursday 23 November] Cian O'Callaghan T.D. to ask if he would meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland report and the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's latest report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes.

Email (1)

Emailed [Thursday 23 November] Ivana Bacik TD to ask if she would meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes and to discuss how how government departments and state agencies can better collaborate to achieve healthy homes.

Phone call (1)

Call [Tuesday 28th November] with Frank Feighan’s T.D office to follow up on email invite sent [22 November] to request/arrange meeting to discuss Healthy Homes Ireland initiative. His office was asked if he would help arrange a meeting with his party colleague Hildergarde Naughton TD and Chief Medical Officer Breda Smyth.

Email (1)

Emailed [Thursday 30 November] Chief Medical Officer, Professor Breda Smyth to ask if she would meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes and how the Health Service might be able to work more collaboratively across government and with other state agencies to achieve healthy homes.

Phone call (2-5)

Call [Friday 1 December/ Monday 4 December] with the Department of Health. Left a message for Chief Medical Officer Breda Smyth's office, following up on email to ask if Professor Smyth would like to meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes and how the Health Service might be able to work more collaboratively across government and with other state agencies to achieve healthy homes.

Email (2-5)

Emailed [Tuesday 5 December] Duncan Smith TD to ask if he would meet with Healthy Homes Ireland representatives to discuss the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes and to discuss how how government departments and state agencies can better collaborate to achieve healthy homes.

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.

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Professor Breda Smyth Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Health)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)