Cairn Homes plc

Lobbying Organisation Cairn Homes plc

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.

Intended results Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market as well as the specific operations of Cairn Homes and how they interact with public policy initiatives.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity James Benson (all activities), Michael Stanley (activities 1 (one meeting), 5, 6, 8, 12), Aidan McLernon (activities 5, 6, 10), Gerald Hoare (activities 8, 10)

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 (2-5)

Two meetings with Kevin Dillon in relation to housing supply in Ireland.

Phone call (1)

One phone call with Kevin Dillon in relation to housing supply in Ireland.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Kevin Barrett in relation to housing supply and finance in Ireland.

Email (2-5)

Email to Deputy Eoin O'Broin TD, Kevin Barrett and Kevin Dillon on Cairn's Apprenticeship Academy programme.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Emer O'Gorman and Leonora Earls in relation to housing supply in County Wicklow.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Frank Curran and Catherine Keenan and representatives of Circle Housing in relation to housing development in Shankill.

Email (2-5)

Emails to Deputies Eoin O'Broin and Stephen Matthews in relation to the Seven Mills development and inviting both to visit.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Ann Marie Farrelly in relation to general updates on Cairn's activities in Fingal County Council

Email (1)

Email to Ann Marie Farrelly in relation to research on the National Planning Framework.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Caroline Timmons in relation to Cairn's Seven Mills development at Clonburris.

Meeting (1)

Visit by Dublin Housing Supply Coordination Task Force to Cairn's Seven Mills development.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Simon Harris on the launch of the Cairn Apprenticeship Academy.

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.

Elaine Leech Acting Director of Service (South Dublin County Council)

Caroline Timmons Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

AnnMarie Farrelly Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Curran Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Catherine Keenan Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Emer O'Gorman Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)

Leonora Earls Director of Services or Equivalent (Wicklow County Council)

Kevin Barrett Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)