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2025-09-15
Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To improve the process around the delivery of housing by an AHB
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister James Browne and Minister Hildegarde Naughton at Sómas |
| — | our new housing development. We outlined the delays experienced at various stages of the development |
2025-09-15
Politician(s) lobbied: John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To speed up the process for approval of housing developments by AHBs
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to John Connolly TD outlining challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City |
2025-09-15
Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To improve the process for delivery of housing by AHB
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Minister Naughton and Minister Naughton as follow up to meeting on June 13th outlining challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City |
2025-09-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To improve the process around developing new properties
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Minister Naughton outlining challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City |
2025-09-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To clarify the issues raised
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Minister Naughton in response to reply from Minister Browne's office with regard to the challenges faced by Galway Simon in undertaking a development of 10 one bed apartments in Galway City |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To try to address the obstacles we experienced during the development of Sómas housing development in galway
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister Hildegarde Naughton at the launch of our new housing development in Galway. Engaging with her about the delays experienced at various stages of the development |
2024-12-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Letter sent requesting the consideration of the solutions outlined in the Election Manifesto of the Simon Communities of Ireland in relation to addressing homelessness and advocate to protect vulnerable people and their support services in the West.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter sent requesting the consideration of the solutions outlined in the Election Manifesto of the Simon Communities of Ireland in relation to addressing homelessness. |
2024-12-10
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Letter regarding IPAS_Migrants & Winter. Karen Golden, CEO of Galway Simon Community is a member of a Special Purpose Group that has been established under the auspices of the Dublin Homeless Network in relation to a Review that is underway. This group includes Galway Simon Community and other homeless organisations outside of Dublin.As the Group is there, and this is a nationwide issue, it is being used to channel a coordinated response in relation to IPAS.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter regarding IPAS_Migrants & Winter |
2024-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Response from An Taoiseach in relation to people seeking international protection in Ireland.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Joint letter regarding people seeking international protection in Ireland sent to An Taoiseach by Depaul (Ireland) |
2024-01-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Elizabeth Fanning (Acting Director of Service), Galway City Council
Intent: Elizabeth Fanning was unable to attend the launch of Galway Simon Community's annual report and requested a hard copy be sent.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Hard Copy of GSC Annual Impact Report posted to Elizabeth Fanning |