Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 19 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meeting between Cork Development Forum and officials at Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Intended results The allocation of funding for the development of a new student accommodation strategy and exchequer support for the construction of new accommodation at a scale and cost-point that will alleviate pressures in the sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ger O'Mahony & 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

A meeting between members of the Cork Development Forum and senior officials at the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science at the Dept's office in St Stephen's Green in Dublin on October 13.

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.

Colm O'Reardon Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Paul Lemass Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)