Turley

Lobbying Organisation Turley

Date published 20 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Opportunities for improved public consultation in Ireland’s housing sector with respect to the Planning and Development Bill 2023

Intended results A proposed amendment to Section 87 of the Bill (‘Pre-application Consultation’), or through secondary legislation (regulations), introduce pre-application community consultation with the objective of improving housing deliver and reducing judicial review.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrew Smith

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)

Meeting request to Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Senior official (David Murray) to discuss the Act and proposed amendment. Meeting attended by John Davison (Head of Strategic Communications, Turley), Dr Michael Gordon (Senior Director, Turley) and Andrew Smith (Associate Director, Turley)

Email (1)

Follow-up email to share a short prepared paper on the proposed amendment.

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)