Dublin Chamber of Commerce (Dublin Chamber)

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Discussion on strengthening supports for business innovation, digitalisation and AI adoption.

Intended results To advocate for enhanced supports for business innovation, including a complementary Innovation Tax Credit to support activities beyond formal R&D, such as digitalisation, AI adoption and process innovation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aebhric McGibney

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)

This discussion took place as part of a pre-Budget meeting with Minister Robert Troy to discuss Dublin Chamber’s priorities for Budget 2027. Dublin Chamber’s Pre-Budget Submission 2027 was shared as part of the engagement. The submission can be accessed here: https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/Policy%20Priorities/Advocacy%20Page/PreBudgetSubmissionFinal.pdf?ver=UUfcwuUKtVukIiUz4rZoVA%3d%3d

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.

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Finance)