Cairn Homes plc

Lobbying Organisation Cairn Homes plc

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market

Intended results Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market along with discussions on land zoning.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Stanley (Activity 1) , Ronan Lonergan (Activity 2) and Finbarr Barry (Activity 3)

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)

General discussion on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O'Brien TD

Meeting (1)

General discussion on innovation within the residential construction sector with the Minister for Public Procurement, eGovernment and Circular Economy Ossian Smyth TD

Meeting (1)

Discussions with councillors of Galway City Council seeking to have 2.8ha of land currently zoned agricultural, and located adjacent to a tract of land zoned residential, rezoned for residential use following the formal completion of the public consultation process for the draft Galway City Development Plan. Councillors met were Clodagh Higgins and Eddie Hoare, with phone conversations held with Peter Keane, Alan Cheevers, John Connolly, Declan McDonnell and Donal Lyons

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.

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

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clodagh Higgins Councillor (Galway City Council)

Eddie Hoare Councillor (Galway City Council)

Peter Keane Councillor (Galway City Council)

Alan Cheevers Councillor (Galway City Council)

John Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Declan McDonnell Councillor (Galway City Council)

Donal Lyons Councillor (Galway City Council)