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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Darragh Butler (Councillor), Fingal County Council; AnnMarie Farrelly (Chief Executive Officer), Fingal County Council; Paul Carroll (Director of Services or Equivalent), Fingal County Council
Intent: To secure accommodation and staff to support pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Anew contacted government officials around securing supported accommodation for pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Secure new accommodation for new moms and their babies who are experiencing homelessness
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on purchase of CAS house for new moms and new babies |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To secure accommodation and staff to support pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Anew contacted government officials around securing supported accommodation for pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness. |
2023-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To secure accommodation and staff to support pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Anew contacted government officials around securing supported accommodation for pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness. |
2023-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To secure a second house and outreach service for the pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness in the Dublin region.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Anew contacted government officials around securing outreach support and supported accommodation for pregnant women and new mothers at risk of or experiencing homelessness |
2022-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To secure a second house and service for the pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness in the Dublin region.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Anew contacted the Minister for Housing via email to invite him to attend the launch of our annual report and update him on our activities. We asked for his support in securing a second house and service for the pregnant women and new mothers experiencing homelessness that we work with. We also requested a meeting. |
2021-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: We are hoping to secure additional beds and funding to provide support for the extra capacity based on the model of service in our supported temporary accommmodation for homeless pregnant women. The service has excellent outcomes and is successful in exiting 80% of residents from homelessness within 6 months. Additional capacity would mean we could exit even more women and their babies from homelessness.
Methods: Virtual Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Anew met with Minister Daragh O'Brien |
| — | Reps from DRHE and the Department of Housing on 18th Feb 2021 (on-line). Anew highlighted that we have a consistent waiting list of about 10 homeless pregnant women for 4 beds. These women have complex support needs |
| — | so other homeless services are not appropriate. The Minister noted that the DRHE always welcome new proposals from services and he suggested that Anew submit a proposal for extra capacity |
| — | with good evidence for the need. |
2021-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Maintain existing funding and explore funding opportunities to extend our services. Illustrate the effectiveness and necessity of intensive supports and early intervention alongside accommodation services. Show the value for money that this provides long term for Anew's services users i.e. pregnant women, new mothers, their babies and extended family who are experiencing homelessness.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Minister for Housing |
| — | Local Government and Heritage visited Anew's Supported Temporary Accommodation Service on 4th December (an outdoor visit with social distancing |
| — | in line with Covid-19 guidelines which were in place at the time) to celebrate our service by planting a Cherry Blossom Tree. We asked for a meeting with him to discuss the need to extend our service |
| — | to illustrate the value for money |
| — | effectiveness and high quality of service and discuss challenges for the service. |
2020-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Desired outcome was to highlight the needs and the commitments made to this issue and the lack of action on this. Darragh O'Brien TD, FF placed a PQ to ask about the additional beds planned under Rebuilding Ireland.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussed concerns re: funding |
| — | and additional beds planned in rebuilding Ireland for homeless pregnant women |
| — | but which have not been funded to date. Met Darragh O'Brien TD |
| — | FF in person at Anew's accommodation service in Swords. |
2019-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Reid (CEO), Fingal County Council; Joan Freeman (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To make this group a priority in terms of housing policy
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To raise awareness of pregnant homeless women in Dublin |