Fold Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Fold Ireland

Date published 05 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Housing Practitioners’ Conference 2026. Whites Hotel Wexford, 23rd and 24th April 2026.

Intended results To attend the conference. Fold Housing CEO also spoke at one of the workshops which was on Strengthening AHB Delivery: Data, Discipline, and Scalable Processes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity There was no lobbying but Fold Housing attendees included Dick Brady, Vice Chair of the Board; Kath Cottier, CEO; Anne Marie Gavin, Director of Finance & Corporate Services; Ger English, Development Manager; Ray Hearne, Finance Manager; Susan Taylor, Senior Development Officer; Vincent Walsh, Development Officer.

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.

Event / Reception (1)

The Housing Agency and the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) hosted the 2026 Housing Practitioners’ Conference - Working Together to Deliver Ireland’s Housing Ambition, in Whites of Wexford, County Wexford on Thursday 23rd April and Friday 24th April (half day). https://www.housingagency.ie/news-events/housing-practitioners-conference-2026-0

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)