Helping Irish Hosts CLG (Helping Irish Hosts)

Lobbying Organisation Helping Irish Hosts CLG

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Engagement with DCEDIY regarding the non-renewal of our Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Irish Red Cross (IRC) and the future of service delivery arrangements for hosting Ukrainian refugees.

Intended results To outline HIH’s case for direct service delivery engagement with DCEDIY; to clarify the rationale behind the non-renewal of the SLA; and to ensure the Department had a clear understanding of HIH’s position in response to any misrepresentation or misunderstanding of the circumstances, including those that may have arisen from communications by the Irish Red Cross.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Angela Gough

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)

HIH contacted DCEDIY and the Department of an Taoiseach to explain the non-renewal of its SLA with the IRC, noting the agreement no longer aligned with current operations or compliance needs. The aim was to clarify HIH’s position, address any mischaracterisation of the situation, and emphasise the need for contractual clarity to ensure good governance, financial accountability, and compliance with DPER Circular 13/2014.

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.

Conor Rowley Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)