Irish Institutional Property

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Joanne Lonergan (Programme Manager - Tánaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance

Intent: To contribute informed, experience based insights on market conditions, delivery capacity, and the effectiveness of State supports to help shape a clear understanding of the drivers of housing sector responsiveness and output

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Hogan (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Seeking to reduce the proposed 30-month deferral of Development Plan reviews in order to avoid delays in plan-making, maintain policy certainty and ensure timely zoning decisions that support housing supply and investment delivery.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To seek reform of HAP current rent limits to reflect local market conditions and introduce a revised model that improves access for vulnerable households while supporting stable, long-term rental supply from rental providers

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Seek to ensure the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund is targeted at unlocking infrastructure constraints on high-delivery sites, enabling accelerated private and public housing supply in the short to medium term

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Exchange of views on IIP policy priorities and gain insight on Department's timelines for implementation of planning reforms and related matters.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Caroline Timmons (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Provide constructive feedback to the Group on institutional investor sentiment, emphasising the need for policy certainty and stability as necessary conditions to attract levels of private market investment needed to fund government's housing targets.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jasmina Behan (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

Intent: Convey IIP view of key role government's expanded infrastructure programme of investment will play in attracting institutional investment in housing.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Karl Mitchell (Executive Manager), Dublin City Council

Intent: Increase understanding of Council's proposals on revitalisation of Dublin City Centre

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; David Kelly (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Paul Lemass (Assistant Secretary), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Intent: Seeking adjustments to proposed rent reform measures for PBSA to secure a balanced approach that protects students while enabling increased supply and sustained institutional investment in the sector

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Ronan Gallagher (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Seek recalibration of STAR and Croi Conaithe schemes to expand supply,

Methods: Meeting