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Date published 02 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Made a submission on Community-Led Housing to the Oireachtas subcommittee on Housing, and requested opportunity to present to the Committee and give evidence.

Intended results Opportunity to present and give evidence to the Oireachtas Housing Subcommittee, in relation to Community-Led Housing and the development of policy and regulation for same.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom O'Donnell

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.

Email (2-5)

We emailed a PDF of our submission to the clerk of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, requesting an opportunity to present to the Committee. We also emailed two DPO members of the Joint Committee - Steven Matthews and Eoin O'Broin - to inform them directly that we had made the submission.

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.

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)