Montague Communications Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Montague Communications Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Redress scheme for apartment owners affected by fire and other defects

Intended results Implementation of recommendations contained in Housing JOC's report, Safe as Houses? and Programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Montague

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name BSQ Owners' Management CLG (also operating under the banner Constuction Defects Alliance)

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address c/o Aramark Property, St Stephen's Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.

Main business or activity Real Estate/Property

Company website

Contact email address concannon-david@aramark.ie

Contact phone number 01-8715400

Contact address

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Requesting implementation of Safe As Houses? report and Construction Defects Alliance and Apartment Owners' Network proposals on tackling defects

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (51-100)

Emails forwarding detailed proposals, submissions and seeking meetings with Housing Spokespersons of political parties, Ministers and other public representatives

Virtual Meeting (11-20)

Zoom meetings with Oireachtas members on redress scheme for owners of defective apartments

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister and officials in Department of Housing

Phone call (51-100)

Following up emails and setting up meetings

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.

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Ní Fhloinn Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoghan Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)