Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Cairn Homes plc
2025-05-21
Intent: Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Details: General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Officials: James Browne, John Cummins, Jack Chambers, Kevin Dillon, Regina Doherty, Caroline Timmons, David Kelly, Paul Lemass, ...
Methods: Michael Stanley and James Benson met with Minister James Browne to discuss the Irish residential development market. - Meeting, Michael Stanley, James Benson and Aidan McLernon met with Minister John Cummins to discuss the Irish residential development market with reference to planning. - Meeting, James Benson met with Kevin Dillon from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss the Irish residential development market. - Meeting, ...
Healthy Homes Ireland
2025-05-20
Intent: To raise awareness of report findings and garner support for the recommendations.
Details: To secure meetings and engage with elected/ designated officials in order to communicate the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes'.
Officials: Michael Brennan, Eoin Doyle, Niall Ó Donnabháin, Maurice Manning, Colm Burke, Kieran O'Donnell, Naoise Ó Muirí, Micheál Carrigy, ...
Methods: Invited several DPOs including TDs, Senators, civil and publicservants from relevant government departments and agencies to the Healthy Homes Ireland Forum breakfast event in Buswells Hotel [27 May 2025]. The event will mark the launch of the Home User Guide, a publication developed by the Irish Green Building Council with the support of Construct Innovate and Cairn Homes. - Email, On [25 April 2025] invited Minister for Housing James Browne to address the launch of the Home User Guide developed by the Irish Green Building Council with the support of Construct Innovate and Cairn Homes at a meeting of the Healthy Homes Ireland Forum on 27 May 2025. Subsequently corresponded with Minister Browne's office to ask that the invite be passed on to a junior ministerial colleague in his department. - Email
The Social and Affordable Housing Alliance
2025-05-06
Intent: Secure Funding
Details: Funding AHBs for provision of social and cost rental homes and policy changes relating to same including changes to CALF loan provisions.
Officials: Aine Stapleton, Caroline Timmons, Paul Benson, James Browne
Methods: 29 January – Meeting with Assistant Secretaries, Dept of Housing -Aine Stapleton, Caroline Timmons and Paul Benson – Funding AHBs for provision of social and cost rental homes and policy changes relating to same including changes to CALF loan provisions.17 February – Meeting Minister James Browne – Policy for social and affordable housing and acceleration of funding for social and cost rental housing of AHB members. - Meeting, 8 April – Letter to Minister James Browne – Outline of pipeline of social housing by AHB members and the need for urgent approval of government funding.8 April – Email to Asst Secretaries Aine Stapleton and Paul Benson – Outline of pipeline for delivery of social housing by AHB members and the requirement of funding for same. - Letter
Respond
2025-01-21
Intent: To address the current issues and risks being experienced in relation to the above models in order to address them in new models going forward and therefore enable AHB's to deliver social and affordable housing at scale and to create and maintain vibrant communities for all.
Details: Respond’s construction led model, Funding of Construction Risk, Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS)/ Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) properties, Communal Facilities and staffing, Capital Advanced Leasing Facility (CALF) funding, Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) funding
Officials: Paul Benson, Aine Stapleton, Caroline Timmons
Methods: Meeting, Letter
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
2025-01-16
Intent: Updates and progression of all agenda items
Details: Meeting with a number of Assistant Secretary's of the Housing Department to discuss the following : P&D Bill, The NPF, Lapsed Local Area Plans, Compact growth Guidelines, Infrastructure for zoned lands, RZLT, International Development Finance, various government initiatives
Officials: Graham Doyle, Caroline Timmons, Aine Stapleton, Paul Hogan, Paul Benson
Methods: Meeting
Co-operative Housing Ireland Society Limited
2025-01-16
Intent: Approval or otherwise in relation to housing scheme progressing.
Details: Decision in relation to housing scheme in Dublin
Officials: Paul Benson
Methods: Phone call
Clúid Housing
2025-01-16
Intent: Advocate for change in public policy via the High Level Affordable Housing Delivery Group
Details: Attendance at meeting of the High Level Affordable Housing Delivery Group
Officials: Kevin Dillon, Paul Benson
Methods: 03 October 2024, the High Level Affordable Housing Delivery Group met via MS Teams . Meeting was attended by DPOs and members of the Housing Alliance. - Virtual Meeting
Clúid Housing
2024-09-20
Intent: Advocating for implementation of solution to debt levels in AHB sector
Details: Debt levels in the AHB sector
Officials: Kevin Dillon, Paul Benson
Methods: Phone call (1) Call with Kevin Dillon on 8 July 2024 - Phone call, Email (1) Email to Paul Benson seeking meeting to discuss gearing - Email, Meeting (1) Meeting with Paul Benson on 14 May 2024 - Meeting, ...
Clúid Housing
2024-09-20
Intent: Advocating for legislative changeAdvocating for implementation of solution to debt levels in AHB sector
Details: MUD Act reform & Debt levels in the AHB sector
Officials: Paul Benson
Methods: 4 July 2024 - Email to Paul Benson11 July 2024 - Email to Paul Benson15 July 2024 - Email to Paul Benson - Email
Respond
2024-09-20
Intent: A sustainable supply of social and cost rental homes, maintaining quality homes and services, investing in communities and pursuing social justice for all.
Details: Pre Budget Submission on Housing, Delivering social and cost rental homes, Retrofitting social and affordable homes, Quality homes and services, Family Homelessness, Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Care (SAC)
Officials: Paul Benson, Francis Noel Duffy, Mary Fitzpatrick, Mary Seery Kearney, John Cummins, Thomas Gould, Richard O'Donoghue, Joe Flaherty, ...
Methods: Email