Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Raising the issue of a review of Section 10 funding for homeless services

Intended results Sought to ensure that the Simon Communities of Ireland would have an opportunity to engage on behalf of our membership.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Wayne Stanley

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.

Phone call (2-5)

Call to senior officials to see if the proposed review had seen any progress.

Email (2-5)

Email Correspondence with DRHE head to understand the current status of the Terms of reference of the review and any progress.

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)

Mary Hayes Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)