South Dublin Chamber

Lobbying Organisation South Dublin Chamber

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Trade Cooperation Agreement signed with Tampa Bay Chamber

Intended results Support from South Dublin County Council for businesses in the County to increase trade with Tampa Bay, Florida Support for Businesses in the County who would like to trade with the US Support for Foreign Direct Investment into South Dublin County

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Byrne

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 (2-5)

South Dublin County Council Chamber and offices

Email (1)

information regarding the trade opportunities between Tampa and South Dublin

Event / Reception (1)

Briefing on trade opportunities between Tampa and South Dublin

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.

Danny McLoughlin Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)

Frank Nevin Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)

Sarah Holland Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Fintan Warfield Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Dermot Curran Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)