Relevant Matter
Legislation
Public Policy Area
Housing
Period
1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016
Specific Details
Secure rents campaign (https://action.uplift.ie/campaigns/41) for the regulation of increases for private residential tenancies / improved security of tenure
Intended results
To influence Minister's strategy to include measures to regulate increases by linking rents to the Consumer Price Index.
To influence Minister's strategy to include measures to revoke the right of landlords to evict tenants for the purpose of sale.
To influence Minister's strategy to include measures to move from current 4 year leases to indefinite lease terms.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Joe O'Connor, IMPACT lead organiser
Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?)
No
Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign?
Yes
What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners?
Series of actions (petition/email/local lobbying and social media) as outlined on the campaign website - https://action.uplift.ie/campaigns/41
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Email (6-10)
Email and meetings with a number of DPOs or lobbying via their policy advisers.
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them.
As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.
Eoin Ó Broin
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Jan O'Sullivan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Eamon Ryan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Catherine Martin
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Catherine Murphy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Joan Collins
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Stephen Donnelly
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Noel Rock
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)