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Date published 21 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details (Invited) Presentation to the County and City Manager's Association (CCMA)'s Director of Services for Housing Forum, on the topic of how local authorities can support and enable Community-Led Housing in their districts.

Intended results Inform Housing DoSs of the benefits of Community Led Housing in addressing a range of issues, inform them of policy and other measures which they can implement to support Community Led Housing in their area, and describe how SOA can support their efforts with our knowledge and resources.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Padraig Flynn

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

SOA were invited by Eddie Taaffe (LGMA) to give a presentation to the County and City Manager's Association (CCMA)'s Director of Services for Housing Forum, on the topic of how local authorities can support and enable Community-Led Housing in their districts. The majority of Housing DoSs from local authorities around the country were present.

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.

Frank D'Arcy Executive Manager (Dublin City Council)

Sinead Carr Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)

Joe Lane Director of Services or Equivalent (Wicklow County Council)

Caroline Curley Director of Services or Equivalent (Limerick City and County Council)

Anne Haugh Director of Services or Equivalent (Clare County Council)

Carolyne Godkin Director of Services or Equivalent (Wexford County Council)

Ivan Grimes Director of Services or Equivalent (Waterford City and County Council)

Patricia Philbin Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)

Barry Lynch Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)