Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Date published 20 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Proposals re. drug treatment, homelessness, mental health and related matters

Intended results Continuation or expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness, addiction & mental ill-health, put in place during the pandemic lockdown period as well as an extension of gender-based services and increases in budget funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paula Byrne

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Stephen Lynam (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

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 (6-10)

Email in relation to the need for women specific services including a briefing paper; invite to launch regional service; invite to launch annual review 2020; update re. MSIF

Meeting (2-5)

Invited to speak to the Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus in relation to the need for gender specific services; Fiona O'Loughlin, launching the advocacy paper in relation to the women's services

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Michael Pidgeon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)