Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Date published 22 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Proposals re drug treatment, homelessness, mental health and related matters

Intended results Continuation/expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental ill health put in place during pandemic as well as an extension of gender based services and increases in budget funding.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eddie Mullins

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Stephen Lynam (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Senators Invitation to the launch of the MQI Annual Review 2024

Email All TDs Invitation to the launch of the MQI Annual Review 2024

Email All Councillors Invitation to the launch of the MQI Annual Review 2024

Letter All Oireachtas Members Details of Cup of Kindness fundraising initiative

Letter All Senators Details of Cup of Kindness fundraising initiative

Letter All TDs Details of Cup of Kindness fundraising initiative

Letter All Councillors Details of Cup of Kindness fundraising initiative

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Invitation to Oireachtas Committee for Drug Use to meet to discuss the MSIF

Letter (1)

Invitation to visit MSIF

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Mary Seery-Kennedy re Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use

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.

Ammar Ali Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Minister of State (Department of Health)

Darragh Moriarty Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Michael Pidgeon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)