Simon Communities in Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin Dillon (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: We hope to see cross party commitment to working towards ending homelessness by 2030 and have set out a number of proposal or recommendation that will support this aim. https://www.simon.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SCI-GE-Manifesto.pdf

Methods: MeetingEvent / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Legislative change that would see the development of an independent appeals system.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin Dillon (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Gerard Craughwell (Senator), Seanad; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edel Hackett (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

Intent: We intended to seek the support of parties for the implementation of those proposals

Methods: Lobby dayMeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; John Cummins (Senator), Seanad; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Rebecca Moynihan (Senator), Seanad; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad

Intent: We sought to have the Committee of Housing give consideration to the practical and administrative issues that would be created if the Habitual Residency condition was included in primary legislation as set out in the heads of Bill presented to the Committee.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Hayes (Director of Services or Equivalent), Dublin City Council

Intent: More directive and collective action by government to address the conditions that IP applicants were being forced to live in.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Kevin Dillon (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Secure progress on the Government commitment to hold a referendum

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: David Kelly (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Brief the Assistant Sec on the needs and policy agenda of the Simon Communities

Methods: Virtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin Dillon (Adviser to Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Progress on moving the proposed wording developed by Home for Good forward and understanding progress made through the Housing Commission

Methods: Phone callMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin Dillon (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Hayes (Director of Services or Equivalent), Dublin City Council

Intent: Sought to ensure that the Simon Communities of Ireland would have an opportunity to engage on behalf of our membership.

Methods: Phone callEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: We encouraged members of the Oireachtas with an interest in housing to meet with a group of NGO's committed to the Right to Housing

Methods: Event / Reception