Travellers of North Cork clg

Lobbying Organisation Travellers of North Cork clg

Date published 02 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Traveller accommodation

Intended results raise awareness of the needs of Travellers in North Cork to secure accommodation and the lack of action by Cork County Council to address needs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Bec Fahy

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)

invited county councillors to TNC office to meet with members of the Traveller community in North Cork, to look at the evidence gathered in relation to accommodation issues and discuss what action needs to be taken at county Council level to address unmet needs.

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.

Gearóid Murphy Councillor (Cork County Council)

Ian Doyle Councillor (Cork County Council)