Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG (Mercy Law Resource Centre)

Lobbying Organisation Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Briefing on right to housing

Intended results Support for protection of right to housing in the Constitution

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maeve Regan

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

Mass communications

Letter All TDs Invitation to launch of MLRC report on right to housing in Ireland and briefing

Email All TDs Reminder of invitation to launch of MLRC report on right to housing in Ireland and briefing

Email All Councillors Invitation to launch of MLRC report on right to housing in Ireland - sent to all local councillors in Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Briefing on right to housing and the impact it would have in Irish law - with John Curran TD

Event / Reception (1)

Call for protection of right to housing in Constitution at briefing session for diplomatic Missions, at Palais des Nations, Geneva, as part of lobbying in relation to issues of housing and homelessness for the Universal Periodic Review of 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.

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia O'Brien Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)