Ciara Shaughnessy

Intent: To ensure housing supply is increased

Details: To discuss housing policy to help increase supply

Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders, getting strong party commitments on defects remediation translated into the Programme for Government and then acted upon by the new Government.

Details: Remediation Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise chance of such defects occurring in the future.

Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme; rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders; getting strong commitments on defects remediation translated into the Programme for Government (PFG) and then acted upon by the new Government.

Details: Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise the chances of such defects occurring in the future

Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of proposed Retrospective Payments Scheme, getting strong commitments on defects remediation into party manifestoes and the Programme for Government (PFG)

Details: Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise the chances of such defects occurring in the future

Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of promised Retrospective Payments Scheme, getting strong party commitments on defects remediation translated into the Programme for Government.

Details: Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise chance of such defects occurring in the future.

Intent: Highlighting collaboration and acknowledging the work between Sophia, the Department of Housing, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and the Housing Finance Agency in creating solutions for homelessness.Advancing broader goals in housing solutions and public policy for formerly homeless individuals.

Details: 25th November 2024. Official opening by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien of the completion of the development of ten new homes in Sussex Street Dún Laoghaire - a collaboration between Sophia Housing, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Local Authority, Department of Housing an, ... Read more

Intent: Legislative Support

Details: Delivered a cover letter outlining the benefits of the SLP and a document containing letters of support for the SLP Bill from over 100 auctioneers and estate agents.

Intent: To acknowledge that in the current Bill the definition of Sufficient Interest which was contained in the Draft Bill has been maintained in the most recent version of the Bill in section 282 (1) which states 'an applicant shall not be regarded as having sufficient interest in a matter to which a ground pleaded in part 9 judicial review proceedings relates unless the applicant is, or may be, directly or indirectly materially affected by the matter'.::To show concern that, despite this definition being replicated in the Bill as it stands, contained in the section that directly follows in the most recent version of the published Bill following the amendments made by the Committee Stage of the Seanad which includes the following element in Section 282::(2) Where part 9 Judicial Review proceedings relate to a development that is likely to have significant effects on the environment or on a European site, or to an act or omission by any person that contravenes a provision of this Act, or an e

Details: Planning and Development Bill 2023

Intent: Communicate AmCham recommendations on Budget 2025

Details: Budget 2025 Submission

Intent: Raise awareness of the research and findings of the report available at SCSI.ie

Details: Discussion of the findings of the SCSI's Mid Year Residential report.