Anew Support Services CLG

Lobbying Organisation Anew Support Services CLG

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Discussed concerns re: funding, and additional beds planned in rebuilding Ireland for homeless pregnant women, but which have not been funded to date. Met Darragh O'Brien TD, FF in person at Anew's accommodation service in Swords.

Intended results Desired outcome was to highlight the needs and the commitments made to this issue and the lack of action on this. Darragh O'Brien TD, FF placed a PQ to ask about the additional beds planned under Rebuilding Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Barry

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.

Meeting (1)

We had one meeting with Darragh O'Brien on 30th September 2019 and he then placed a PQ on 29 November 2019, to ask about the additional beds planned under Rebuilding Ireland.

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.

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)