Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Secure passage of the Protection of Retail Workers' Bill.
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Strengthen rights and protections for retail workers
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.
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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.
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
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Grant from the Community Services Programme (CSP) supporting Vantastic's operational (non-staff related) expenses
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
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Strengthen rights and protections for retail workers
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
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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.
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
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Reform of the Multi-Unit Development (MUD) Act
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
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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.
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
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Strengthen rights and protections for retail workers
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
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Grant from the Community Services Programme (CSP) supporting Vantastic's operational (non-staff related) expenses
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
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Tackling high gearing levels experienced by Approved Housing Bodies delivering social housing and ensuring sufficient funding for cost-rental housing