Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce

Date published 15 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Meeting online with Minister McGrath and team ahead of Budget 2024

Intended results Ministers to gain an understanding of Chamber members priorities for the Budget and to influence decisions that would be taken.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Toni Forrester, CEO, Letterkenny Chamber

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Online meeting on 4th September organised by Chambers Ireland with Ministers, staff and other Chambers from across the Country.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)