Overwatch Report

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Had a conversation regarding housing and policy whilst attending a dinner for the CIH Awards in Belfast on 21st February 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Health] Email to Paul McAuliffe regarding an exercise programme for residents at Fold Housing care homes and housing schemes and the possibility of accessing some of the funds the government received from Apple to support this initiative.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Health] Calls to Paul McAuliffe regarding an exercise programme for residents at Fold Housing care homes and housing schemes and how to go about getting some funding for this.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Fold Housing hosted a 'Chair's Reception and Dinner' on 2nd September 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Invited public officials (Government Ministers, Dublin West Constituency TDs and Local Area Representatives) to the official launch of a new housing scheme in Hansfield, Dublin 15, in November 2025. Minister James Browne, TD, officially opened the development. Link to the press release: https://www.foldhousing.ie/minister-for-housing-james-browne-td-opens-133-new-social-homes-in-dublin-15/

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Tom O'Leary", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Kitt', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Angela Donnelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} + 8 more

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Attended an Oireachtas Committee meeting on 1st October 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Health] Wrote to Minister Mary Butler regarding funding on 12th November 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Minister Mary Butler requested to visit Anam Cara Housing with Care Scheme to gain insight into the Care services provided.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Implementation of defects redress scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] General meeting on housing and delivery

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

May–August

[Community] Phone Call to Councillor Ivan Kealey Kildare County Council – on 22nd of July 2021 Email and Phone Call Councillor Paul Ward of Kildare County Council – on 22nd of July 2021Email to Minister of State Mr Martin Heydon – on 22nd of July 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Ward', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Ivan Keatley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fold Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Organised event following the completion of one of Fold Ireland's social Housing Developments at which public officials attended

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Kenny', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Daithí Doolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Mary McCamley', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Ed O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Food] Housing with Care is a social model of care and as a consequence there is no legislation in place to support this model. Therefore no funding structure is in place to allow a possible expansion of this model.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Haughey', 'role': 'Parliamentary Counsel (Dublin City Council)'}

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Health] Provision for further Housing-with Care schemes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Spillane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Fold Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Provision for further Housing with Care Schemes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Frances Spillane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Fold Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Supporting further housing with care projects

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Spillane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social (Stakeholders event)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Healy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social (stake holders event)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social (Stake holder event)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Philip O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Health)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social (Stake Holder Event)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social (Stake holders event)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social (Stake holders event)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Health] Review funding structure of Housing with Care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Lee', 'role': 'Professional Officer II (Department of Health)'}

Fold Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Social (Stake holders event)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lorna Nolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

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