Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA) (Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA))

Lobbying Organisation Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA)

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details To outline issues facing landlords in the private rental market.

Intended results To ensure an understanding of IPOA perspectives on proposal for reform to the rental market regulatory environment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Conway IPOA Chair

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)

William Lavelle Former Advisor (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Justice)

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 (1)

Meeting (1)

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.

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

Michael Healy-Rae Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Transport)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

William Aird TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace Boland TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Brabazon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Colm Burke Minister of State (Department of Health)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Paula Butterly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Micheál Carrigy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Justice)

John Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dempsey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Timmy Dooley Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Kiera Keogh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

David Maxwell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Tony McCormack TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Shane Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Joe Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Transport)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Health)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Ryan O'Meara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul O'Shea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O’Sullivan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Edward Timmins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin 'Boxer' Moran Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)