Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce (Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce)

Lobbying Organisation Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Ireland’s priorities as we prepare to take on the EU Presidency

Intended results For DLR Business Community to find out from Minister Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s priorities as we prepare to take on the EU Presidency

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colette O' Sullivan

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.

Social Media (6-10)

Email (31-50) Event held in St Helen's Hotel on 29th January where Minister Thomas Byrne addressed the DLR Council Executive and over 100 members of the DLR Chamber Business Community on Ireland’s priorities as we prepare to take on the EU Presidency Phone call (31-50) Meeting (1) Event held in St Helen's Hotel on 29th January where Minister Thomas Byrne

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.

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Donnelly Interim Chief Executive Officer (Bord Iascaigh Mhara)

Fiona Murray Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Frank Curran Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Jim Gildea Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Paul Kennedy Acting Director of Service (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)