Irish Institutional Property

Lobbying Organisation Irish Institutional Property

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details IIP engagement with Ministers, advisers and officials with regard to housing policy

Intended results Seek to generally inform public policy deliberation and formulation having regard to published IIP policy priorities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Farrell

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)

Pat Farrell (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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.

Event / Reception (1)

sector stakeholder event with Minister for Housing

Email (6-10)

event invitation to Minister for Housing and follow up Request for introductory meeting with IIP

Meeting (1)

meeting with Special Adviser to Minister for Housing

Meeting (1)

meeting with Minister for Housing and officials

Email (1)

e mail and attachments in relation to request for extension of duration for extant planning permits

Meeting (1)

meeting with Minister of State at Housing and officials

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.

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John McDonald Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John Cummins Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Ciara Phelan Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)