Politician(s) lobbied: Bernard Gloster (Chief Executive Officer), Health Service Executive
Intent: To have Simon Communities of Ireland's experience included in the data collection.
Methods: Submission
Details by Method
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HSE Drugs Health Policy Survey
Politician(s) lobbied: Terry O'Flaherty (Councillor), Galway City Council; Thomas Welby (Councillor), Galway County Council; Eibhlín Seoighthe (Councillor), Galway City Council; John McDonagh (Councillor), Galway City Council; Shane Forde (Councillor), Galway City Council; Tomás Grealish (Councillor), Galway County Council; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To gain support and prioritisation for older adult homelessness prevention and services.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Simon Communities of Ireland report launch: Older Adult Homelessness
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Findings of report considered and used to inform discussion and policymaking on housing, helath, and ageing.
Methods: Unknown
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Simon Communities of Ireland report on older adult homelessness circulated to all TDs and Senators
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Consideration of Simon Communities of Ireland's key concerns related to the bill during debate, namely around security of tenure and rent register.
Methods: Unknown
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Email sent to all TDs regarding Residential Tenancies Bill 2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Unaffordability of private rental sector discussed during questions on policy or legislation.
Methods: Email
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Locked Out of the Market Report sent to Deputy Rory Hearne
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unaffordability of private rental sector recognised and considered during debate.
Methods: Unknown
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Locked Out of the Market Report circulated to all senators ahead of debate on Residential Tenancies Bill
Politician(s) lobbied: Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad
Intent: SCI asked that the Committee include housing and homelessness in it's consideration for the EU Presidency Planning, specifically introducing an EU Council Recommendation on ending homelessness.
Methods: Email
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Correspondence to the Committee on European Affairs
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: For single adult homelessness and older adult homelessness to be included in the discussion on homelessness.
Methods: Unknown
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Contacted all members of the Dáil ahead of Dáil statements on homelessness
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Invited to discuss the greatest national challenges at the Green Party conference - wanted to share Simon Communities of Ireland's perspectives on the need to address homelessness.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Green Party Conference
Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To gain support for CVS sector and prioritisation of single adult cohort experiencing homelessness.
Methods: Meeting
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Met with Deirdre Gillane to discuss the sustainability of the CVS but also to highlight Simon Communities' concerns around the exclusion/invisibility of single adults in the new housing plan.
