Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 19 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meeting between Cork Chamber's budget committee and Minister Jack Chambers

Intended results Improved supports for start-up enterprises, including tax supports Economic supports for angel investors and industrial scale-ups for start-ups and SMEs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Healy

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Cork Oireachtas members only

Email All MEPs Ireland South MEPs only

Email All Councillors Cork City and County Councillors only

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

A meeting between Cork Chamber's budget committee and Minister Jack Chambers at the Rochestown Park Hotel on September 16, 2025 that focused on a wide range of public policy areas as outlined in Cork Chamber's budget 2026 submission.

Email (1)

A press release titled 'Competitiveness tops Cork Chamber's agenda in pre-Budget meeting with Minister Jack Chambers' sent on September 17, 2025.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)