Galway Traveller Movement

Lobbying Organisation Galway Traveller Movement

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Traveller Accomodation - 3rd Monitoring Report on Traveller Accomodation in Galway City and County

Intended results To highlihgt the substandard conditions of Traveller Accomodation in Galway City and County to relevant local and national representatives to support action to resolve this issue

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jospeh Loughnane

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To highlight the substandard conditions of Traveller Accomodation - Peaceful demostration outside Galway city and county council

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Councillors

Email All Oireachtas Members

Email All TDs

Email All Local Authority Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

See above - sent email with a copy of the report to TD, All Local authority members etc. (see above)

Event / Reception (1)

Press Conference

Phone call (6-10)

Meeting (2-5)

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.

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Brendan McGrath CEO (Galway City Council)

Kevin Kelly CEO (Galway County Council)

Dermot Mahon Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)