Community Law & Mediation

Lobbying Organisation Community Law & Mediation

Date published 31 Aug, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Email seeking a meeting to discuss reform in the area of the Caravan Loan scheme, sharing discussion document prepared for our roundtable on the topic in late 2017.

Intended results Improvement and reform in the area of Traveller housing.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan O'Donoghue

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.

Email (1)

Email seeking a meeting to discuss reform in the area of the Caravan Loan scheme, sharing discussion document prepared for our roundtable on the topic in late 2017.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on 27 July 2018 to discuss caravan loan scheme in particular the loan scheme for South Dublin County Council.

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.

Jan O'Sullivan Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

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

Colette Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin O'Broin Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brid Smith Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Wallace TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig MacLochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Senator (Seanad)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)