Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Appeals system for housing applicants

Intended results Legislative change that would see the development of an independent appeals system.

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.

Email (2-5)

We are invited to speak at the Oireachtas Committee on Housing to present on the pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 on the 30th May. In that meeting we advocated for an independent appeals mechanism for access to social housing. Following this meeting we had discussion with Senator Boyhan. Senator Boylan raised the this as a Commencement Matter CM_428/24 in the Seanad.

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.

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)