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Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Meeting with Department of Housing to discuss delivery capacity issues for AHBs, discussion about the challenges that hinder progress and delivery experienced by AHBs with a view to solutions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caroline Timmons', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Tackling high gearing levels experienced by Approved Housing Bodies delivering social housing and ensuring sufficient funding for cost-rental housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Meeting with Barry Andrews MEP

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Meeting with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Phone call to Mary Lou McDonald TD regarding housing scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Chief Commercial Development Officer at Cluid met with Director Fingal County Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Carroll', 'role': 'Director (Fingal County Council)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Meeting with Dublin City Council to discuss schemes and sites

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Mulhern', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)'}

Clúid Housing

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Housing] Tackling high gearing levels experienced by Approved Housing Bodies delivering social housing and ensuring sufficient funding for cost-rental housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Update on the development programme in Fingal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Burke', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Debt levels in the AHB sector - reclassification of AHBs from local govt sub-sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Partnership with Local authorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Geaney', 'role': 'Assistant Chief Executive (Cork City Council)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Discussion of prospectus for 2024, progress on Housing schemes in Co Laois –issues arising and potential for others, maintenance, estate management and tenant liaison matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Mulholland', 'role': 'CEO (Laois County Council)'} {'name': 'Angela McEvoy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Laois County Council)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Debt to equity gearing ratios are increasing and have potential to limit/stall development pipeline. This issue affects other AHBs also.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Discussed the issues of gearing, MUD reform, defects, unencumbered units and classification.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Discussed the issues of AHB funding, gearing, MUD reform, defects, unencumbered units and classification.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Discussed the issues of MUD reform and defects

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Housing For All Investment Workstream

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Caroline Timmons', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] CREL Applications and gearing matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Councillor (Roscommon County Council)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Discussed the issues of MUD reform and defects

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Debt levels in the AHB sector Reclassification of AHBs from local govt sub-sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Kelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Build relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Kelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] MUD Act reform & Debt levels in the AHB sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Benson', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Debt levels in the AHB sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paul Benson', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

September–December

[Housing] Attendance at meeting of the High Level Affordable Housing Delivery Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paul Benson', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

September–December

[Housing] Teams call with Housing representatives to discuss delivery pipeline

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caroline Timmons', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

September–December

[Housing] Meeting with Cork County Council.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maurice Manning', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork County Council)'}

Clúid Housing

September–December

[Housing] Meeting with Cork City Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Alison O'Rourke", 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Reform of the Multi-Unit Development (MUD) Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] A National Differential Rent Scheme and Anti-Social Behaviour in Social Housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Clúid Housing

May–August

[Housing] Reform of the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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