Healthy Homes Ireland (Healthy Homes Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Healthy Homes Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details To secure meetings with elected/ designated officials in order to communicate the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes'.

Intended results To raise awareness of report findings and garner support for the recommendations.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Will Chambré

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.

Informal communication (1)

Spoke briefly to Eoin Ó Broin TD on [28 September] at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Athlone to request a meeting to discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland recommendations contained within our latest 2023 report 'Our Place: Towards Healthier, Greener Homes'.

Email (2-5)

Emailed Eoin Ó Broin TD [1 October] to follow up on previous informal communication at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis and to again request a meeting with him to discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland recommendations contained within our latest 2023 report 'Our Place: Towards Healthier, Greener Homes'.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Met virtually with Steven Matthews TD [2 October] to discuss the discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland recommendations contained within our latest 2023 report 'Our Place: Towards Healthier, Greener Homes' and seek support for these proposals.

Email (2-5)

Emailed Ivana Bacik TD [4 September] to request a meeting to discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland recommendations contained within our latest 2023 report 'Our Place: Towards Healthier, Greener Homes'.

Email (1)

Emailed Brian Leddin TD [23 September] to follow up on a previous request to arrange a meeting to discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland recommendations contained within our latest 2023 report 'Our Place: Towards Healthier, Greener Homes'.

Email (1)

Emailed Rosemary Steen new Director of the Residential Tenancies Board [5 September] to request a meeting to discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland recommendations contained within our latest 2023 report 'Our Place: Towards Healthier, Greener Homes' and seek support for these recommendations.

Meeting (1)

Met with Director of the RTB Rosemary Steen [2 October] to discuss the Healthy Homes Ireland recommendations contained within our latest 2023 report 'Our Place: Towards Healthier, Greener Homes' and seek support for these proposals.

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)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rosemary Steen Director (Residential Tenancies Board)