Overwatch Report

Crosscare

January–April

[Social Protection] Contacted Dept. of Social Protection to address the issue of Crosscare residents who get a HAP payment on moving on from Crosscare and then lose their HAP payment when they go into residential treatment, spend time in custody, etc.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Crosscare

January–April

[Housing] Fiona Barry (Senior Manager, Crosscare) emailed Maria Bailey following Ms. Bailey's request to Ms. Barry to send case studies showing the blocks (for people using Crosscare services) to getting housing in the Dun Laoighaire/Rathdown area

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Social Protection] Wrote to Minister Doherty requesting a meeting re DSP matters impacting on people who use the services of Crosscare incl reduced social welfare payments to young adults

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Contacted a number of Senators to meet to discuss the findings of Crosscare's 'Home for Good' research which gathered the views of 400 recently returned Irish emigrants.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Lawless', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Joan Freeman', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Trevor Ó Clochartaigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Housing] Conor Hickey (CEO Crosscare) wrote to Min. Eoghan Murphy responding to Minister's release on 8 Sept. 2017. The release related to the review of Rebuilding Ireland and the Crosscare letter responded to its content.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Danielle Mc Laughlin of Crosscare Migrant Project met Senator Joan Freeman re matters relating to returning Irish emigrants

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joan Freeman', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Crosscare

January–April

[Housing] Modification of DRHE Business Plan so Homeless Network can input at an earlier stage in the planning process in the future

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dick Brady', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Housing] Crosscare compiled a document outlining the barriers for returning Irish emigrants accessing homeless supports. The details and reccommendations listed were based on Crosscare's direct work with returning Irish emigrants.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Billy Lawless', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Crosscare Youth Service was having difficulty accessing the youth service unit in Balgaddy and lobbied Gino Kenny in relation to this.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Crosscare wrote to Minister Zappone requesting a meeting re matters relating to young people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Social Protection] Crosscare wrote to Minister Varadkar to request a meeting re matters arising in Crosscare's work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Housing] Crosscare wrote to Minister Coveney requesting a meeting to discuss matters arising in Crosscare's work with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Crosscare

May–August

[Housing] Crosscare wanted Homeless Service Bru Aimsir to remain open and continue the service beyond the initial contract duration agreed with DRHE

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Dunne', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Spoke to Councillor William Lavelle about funding for Crosscare Youth Service, Lucan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Lavelle', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Environment] Discharge of people from hospital into homeless services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Social Protection] Met Minister Varadkar on 17/10/16 to discuss reduced social welfare payments to young adults and further development of Crosscare's food services.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Submission to Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration on the development of a new Migrant Integration Strategy, recommending additional rights be granted to migrants

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Housing] Reccommendations in response to the housing/homeless crisis in Dublin, including prevention of homelessness, placement, resettlement and housing sustainability.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Criona Ní Dhálaigh', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

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