Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Secure passage of the Protection of Retail Workers' Bill.
Methods: EmailInformal communication
Details by Method
Email
Emails seeking update in relation to the progress of the Bill
Informal communication
WhatsApp messages seeking progress update
Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; John McDonald (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Síona Cahill (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Caroline Timmons (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, development of the Fire Detection and Alarm System Initiative, the rollout of Retrospective Payments and the passing of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone callInformal communication
Details by Method
Email
Emails in relation to the PLS report on the General Scheme of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill; the Government's decision to initiate the Fire Detection and Alarm System Initiative; progress on the proposed defect remediation legislation and other issues relating to defects remediation.
Meeting
Meetings around progressing the Fire Detection and Alarm Scheme Initiative and the legislation.
Phone call
Phone calls following up on emails and setting up meetings.
Informal communication
Texts and messages following up on emails and setting up meetings.
Politician(s) lobbied: Craig Dwyer (Special Advisor), Department of Social Protection; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Securing continuation of the grant or its replacement by an alternative source of funding
Methods: MeetingInformal communication
Details by Method
Meeting
Meeting with Minister Calleary.
Informal communication
WhatsApp and brief personal conversations with a view to setting up a meeting between Vantastic and Minister Dara Calleary and following up on the outcome of that meeting in September 2025.
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Secure: 1. Amendment to 2018 Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act to give workers the right to get additional working hours; 2. Passage of the Protection of Retail Workers' Bill; 3. Stronger legal protection for workers to join a union and have that union recognised.
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone callInformal communication
Details by Method
Email
Emails seeking meetings and to provide follow-up information
Meeting
Meetings with Oireachtas members to brief them on Mandate's asks
Phone call
Phone calls to set up meetings
Informal communication
WhatsApp messages to set up meetings
Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; John McDonald (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Síona Cahill (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Caroline Timmons (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders and the passing of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone callInformal communication
Details by Method
Email
Emails setting out the Alliance's views on how the General Scheme of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill could be improved and addressing challenges with the implementation of the Interim Remediation Scheme.
Meeting
Meetings around progressing the Interim Remediation Scheme and improving the General Scheme.
Phone call
Phone calls following up on emails and setting up meetings.
Informal communication
Texts and messages following up on emails and setting up meetings.
Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McDonald (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Oliver Moran (Councillor), Cork City Council; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 from the Department of Justice to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage as committed to in the Programme for Government
Methods: Phone callEmailMeetingInformal communication
Details by Method
Phone call
Calls to set up meetings
Email
Emails seeking meetings on the importance of transferring responsibility for the MUD Act from Justice to Housing and requesting that this issue be raised through PQs, Leaders' Questions and other mechanisms.
Meeting
Meetings with Minister James Browne's adviser, Oireachtas members, party spokespersons/advisers on MUD Act reform.
Informal communication
Messages about setting up meetings and following up on discussions
Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; John McDonald (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Oliver Moran (Councillor), Cork City Council; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Síona Cahill (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders and the passing of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone callInformal communication
Details by Method
Email
Emails forwarding CDA Budget 2026 submission, seeking meetings with Oireachtas members, Housing JOC members and providing follow-up information.
Meeting
Meetings around progressing the Interim Remediation Scheme and the Retrospective Payments Scheme as well as the legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes.
Phone call
Phone calls following up on emails and setting up meetings.
Informal communication
Texts and messages re setting up meetings and seeking updates on progress of the Interim Remediation Scheme, Retrospective Payments Pathfinders and the legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.
Politician(s) lobbied: George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Síona Cahill (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Secure: 1. Amendment to 2018 Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act to give workers the right to get additional working hours; 2. Passage of the Protection of Retail Workers' Bill; 3. Stronger legal protection for workers to join a union and have that union recognised.
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone callInformal communication
Details by Method
Email
Emails seeking meetings and to provide follow-up information
Meeting
Meetings with Oireachtas members to brief them on Mandate's asks
Phone call
Phone calls to set up meetings
Informal communication
WhatsApp messages to set up meetings
Politician(s) lobbied: Craig Dwyer (Special Advisor), Department of Social Protection; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport
Intent: Securing continuation of the grant or its replacement by an alternative source of funding
Methods: Informal communication
Details by Method
Informal communication
WhatsApp and brief personal conversations with a view to setting up a meeting between Ministers Calleary and O'Brien with Vantastic.
Politician(s) lobbied: John McDonald (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Introduction of a significant level of non-debt funding to Approved Housing Bodies to enable them to meet the targets for the delivery of social housing set out in 'Housing for All' and increased funding for cost-rental so agreed targets could be met
Methods: MeetingInformal communication
Details by Method
Meeting
Meeting with Minister Browne's adviser on gearing.
Informal communication
Texts and messages to Minister's adviser on the gearing issue.
