Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG (Mercy Law Resource Centre)

Lobbying Organisation Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Date published 20 Apr, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Launch event of Mercy Law Resource Centre Report entitled Minority Groups and Housing Services: Barriers to Access

Intended results Influence public policy by having recommendations of the report adopted by central and local government.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Dornan

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.

Email (100+)

Invite emails sent to Minister for Housing, political party housing spokespersons, selected TDs, Senators and local councillors, as well as housing officials in selected local authorities.

Event / Reception (1)

Launch event - the report was launched by IHREC Commissioner Colm O'Dwyer and the panel of speakers included Minister Joe O'Brien. Attendees included politicians and housing officials in local authorities.

Letter (2-5)

Copies of the report were sent directly to the Minister for Housing, Minister Joe O'Brien and Deputy Matthews.

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

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

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carly Bailey Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Anne Feeney Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Anthony Flynn Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Uruemu Adejinmi Councillor (Longford County Council)

Chris Pender Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Joe Costello Councillor (Dublin City Council)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Hall Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Gillian Coughlan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Cathal Boland Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Nuala Killeen Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Connolly Councillor (Kildare County Council)