Departmental Consultations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 October 2023

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Questions (105)

Carol Nolan

Question:

105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department, or any body under the aegis of his Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46755/23]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

During the period under question, my Department has facilitated two remote and one in-person briefings from BelongTo. My Department has not facilitated any in-person or remote briefings from Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) during the same period. The information requested has been outlined in Table 1.

My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis.  These bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in Table 2.

Table 1

Organisation	Type of briefing (In-person or remote)	Topics Discussed	Fees paid to the organisation	Date of the briefing
BelongTo	Remote – Lunch & Learn Information Session for staff via WEBEX	LGBTI+ 101: An universal introduction to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community	€750.00	22-Jun-21
BelongTo	Remote – Via Webex[1]	Youth Homelessness Strategy	N/A	25-Apr-22
BelongTo	In-person[2]	Youth Homelessness Strategy	N/A	15-Jun-23

Table 2

State Body	Contact E-mail Address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
An Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum)	[e-mail]
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority	[e-mail]
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum	[e-mail]
Ervia	[e-mail]
Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Heritage Council	[e-mail]
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Land Development Agency	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)	[e-mail]
National Oversight and Audit Commission	[e-mail]
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee	[e-mail]
Office of the Planning Regulator	[e-mail]
Pyrite Resolution Board	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Tailte Éireann	[e-mail]
Uisce Éireann	[e-mail]
Valuation Tribunal	[e-mail]
Waterways Ireland	[e-mail]