Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details As a member of NHAC met with the newly appointed Assistant Secretary for Homelessness

Intended results Brief the Assistant Sec on the needs and policy agenda of the Simon Communities

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

A broad discussion covering:- Simon Homeless prevention Bill Funding for Homeless services Right to Housing and possibility of referendum (Acknowledge that this is a politically focused issue at that time so it was a short discussion)

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