Clare Public Participation Network

Lobbying Organisation Clare Public Participation Network

Date published 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Clare Public Participation Network wrote letters , follow up emails, and made follow up phone calls to all of Clare's County Councillors seeking their views and suggestions on the current housing situations in Clare

Intended results Clare Public Participation Network intended to draw Councillors attention to the scarcity of rental accommodation, and the issues of homelessness and the housing waiting lists in County Clare and to seek their opinions and suggestion on what should be done in response to this. Clare Public Particpation Network intended to communicate all responses to our member groups.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary O'Donoghue - Mary is a member of Clare PPN's secretariat and a representative on the Local Community Development Committee. Mary was assisted by Dermot Hayes, Clare PPN's representative on the Social Development SPC of Clare County Council, and by George Atijohn who is a member of Clare PPN's secretariat and by Sarah Clancy the Coordinator of Clare PPN.

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.

Letter (1)

One letter was sent to each Councillor by post.

Email (2-5)

Councillors who did not respond were emailed a reminder- no more than 2 emails to each one.

Phone call (21-30)

Those who had not responded were telephoned - no more than one successful call to each.

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.

Gerry Flynn Councillor (Clare County Council)

Christy Curtin Councillor (Clare County Council)

Ann Norton Councillor (Clare County Council)

Michael Begley Councillor (Clare County Council)

James Breen Councillor (Clare County Council)

Pat Burke Councillor (Clare County Council)

Bill Chambers Councillor (Clare County Council)

Clare Colleran Molloy Councillor (Clare County Council)

Joe Cooney Councillor (Clare County Council)

Cathal Crowe Councillor (Clare County Council)

John Crowe Councillor (Clare County Council)

Pat Daly Councillor (Clare County Council)

Johnny Flynn Councillor (Clare County Council)

Pat Hayes Councillor (Clare County Council)

Michael Hillery Councillor (Clare County Council)

Mary Howard Councillor (Clare County Council)

P.J. Kelly Councillor (Clare County Council)

Ian Lynch Councillor (Clare County Council)

Mike McKee Councillor (Clare County Council)

Pat McMahon Councillor (Clare County Council)

Tom McNamara Councillor (Clare County Council)

Paul Murphy Councillor (Clare County Council)

Richard Nangle Councillor (Clare County Council)

Tony O'Brien Councillor (Clare County Council)

Alan O'Callaghan Councillor (Clare County Council)

P.J. Ryan Councillor (Clare County Council)

Bill Slattery Councillor (Clare County Council)

Gabriel Keating Councillor (Clare County Council)

Richard Nagle Councillor (Clare County Council)

Tony O'Brien Councillor (Clare County Council)