Overwatch Report

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] Department of Social Protection Pre Budget Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] National Homeless Action Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Hayes', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Waterford Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Education and Training] Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) Grant Income Threshold

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Email to the the Minister's advisor

Public Officials Lobbied

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

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Letter to Minister Butler re suggested wording for section 8(1)(b) of the proposed revised Mental Health Act. This follows grave concerns psychiatrists have around providing timely treatment and care to the small number of people with severe mental health crisis and illness who need treatment and support under the Act. The current proposed threshold is too high and will have the unintended consequence of potentially depriving those people of appropriate and required treatment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Emailed to ask the Deputy to request a copy of a RTB report from the Minister

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Meeting with the Deputy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Emailed the Deputy to request a meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Email to the Deputy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aideen Hayden (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 137 more

Nursing Homes Ireland

January–April

[Health] Amendment to outbreak thresholds under TAPS (Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme) to encompass reality of costs incurred to manage such

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen MacLellan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Emailed the Senator regarding forthcoming legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aideen Hayden (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Róisín Garvey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Emer Currie', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 51 more

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Invited the Councillor to a briefing session

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sam Locke', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Robert Beasley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Kennelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Jackie Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Norma Moriarty', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Brendán Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} + 173 more

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Meeting with the Senator

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Meetings of the Taskforce on Homelessness

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Meeting with Minister O'Brien

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aideen Hayden (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Attendance at stakeholder engagement event

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Phone conversation with Minister regarding promotion of Threshold services.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] In the context of the significant volume of small tracts of land that ESB would process (i.e. dispose of, or exchange for alternate sites), propose a de minimis threshold be incorporated into the Land Development Agency Bill 2021 in relation to the requirement to offer “relevant public land” (i.e. land within a town with a minimum population of 10,000 people in the latest census report) to the LDA for first refusal.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] Letter to Minister regarding Housing Assistance Payment, in particular the discrimination experienced by those eligible for the payment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aideen Hayden (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] Letter to the Minister regarding Residential Tenancies Bill (No.2) 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aideen Hayden (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Submission of Threshold's pre-budget submission.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Vouchers & the Local Economy. The D&WW Chamber is advocating that the threshold for gift voucher bonuses from employer to employee be increased from €500 to €1000 and be available across at least 2 payments over 12 months.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} + 4 more

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] To enquire about the Seanad schedule regarding forthcoming legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Emailed the Deputy requesting that a parliamentary question be asked

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Email to the Deputy regarding upcoming legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Meeting with the DPO

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Representations that the €3m de minimis threshold under the Interest Limitation rule should only to excess net borrowing costs are less

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Meeting with the Minister following launch of campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aideen Hayden (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ciara Shaughnessy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with elected officials on the recommendations contained in a joint report from SVP and Threshold on energy efficiency in the private rented sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 22 more

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Emailed Threshold's General Election Housing Platform and questionnaire to the TD.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 26 more

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