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Lobbying Organisation Respond

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Construction specific funding model for AHBs.A cost recovery model to address legacy issues with CAS/CLSS units.Funding of communal facilities and staffing for large schemes.Expanding access to Cost Rental Homes.CREL funding model should have in-built flexibility.Funding for deep retroftting of S and A housing and fuel poverty.A multidisciplinary approach to address family homelessness.Improve outcomes in Early Learning and School Aged Care

Intended results Key Challenges being addressed in Budget 2026

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Randall, Director of Strategy and Public Affairs, Respond.

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.

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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)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Carrighy Senator (Seanad)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paula Butterly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor Sheehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rory Hearne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dempsey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Defence)

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

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Colm Burke Minister of State (Department of Health)

Caroline Timmons Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Paul Hogan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

David Kelly Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Paul Benson Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John McKeon Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)

Teresa Leonard Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Paula Lyons Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Rónán Hession Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Kevin McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Anne Marie Brooks Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Lara Hynes Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

John Hogan Secretary General (Department of Finance)

David Moloney Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)