Saoirse Housing Association CLG

Lobbying Organisation Saoirse Housing Association CLG

Date published 10 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details The provision of an additional domestic violence refuge service in the south dublin area with the aid of state funding for the building and ongoing running costs.

Intended results The opening of an additional domestic violence refuge service in the south dublin area.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Trish Cole

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)

Louise Dunne (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

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.

Phone call (2-5)

Contacted Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone's office to support our endeavours to overcome obstacles to secure a refuge building through SDCC / CAS. Funding had been agreed through CAS application but issues arose with title and threatened to halt the project totally even though Tusla had already agreed to fund the ongoing running costs of this new refuge.

Email (2-5)

Phone call (11-20)

Contacted Councillor Louise Dunne, SDCC, to support our endeavours to overcome obstacles to secure a refuge building through SDCC / CAS. Funding had been agreed through CAS application but issues arose with title and threatened to halt the project totally even though Tusla had already agreed to fund the ongoing running costs of this new refuge.

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.

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Louise Dunne Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Billy Coman Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)