Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Lobbying to secure future economic development for the Ballina region.

Intended results Ensure Ballina town is recognised in Mayo County Council as a town in need of support from its council, give more focus to the town for tourism initiatives, more help and support by the LEO office, as it is often forgotten by the Council.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chamber Counil Office Manager; Mags Martin

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)

Mags Martin meet with Joanne Grehan, the then Head of the council's Local Enterprise Office at a networking event; Meet Mayo in Ballina. Mags discussed the future of the Mayo North Promotions Office, and a general need for more help and support from the LEO for Ballina.

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.

Joanne Grehan Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)