Habitat for Humanity Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Habitat for Humanity Ireland

Date published 07 Feb, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Meeting with MEPs in Brussels as part of Europe Housing Day

Intended results A meeting with Irish MEPs to discuss Habitat's EU manifesto on housing as well as Habitat's work locally in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jenny Williams

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting in Brussels with both DPOs (separately) to discuss Habitat's EU manifesto on housing. This was a follow-on meeting from Europe Housing Day, which was hosted by Habitat for Humanity in Brussels. There was also discussions around Habitat's local work in Ireland, including the scaling of the charity's social enterprise, Habitat ReStore, across the country. Met with Sean Kelly on 04 Feb, and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin on 05 Feb.

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.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)