Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Meeting with Cllr Mary Hanafin

Intended results To encourage adoption of recommendations subsequently outlined in the Dublin Chamber response to the draft Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy for the Eastern & Midland Region. To promote business representation on an Implementation Group for the Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan for Dublin and/or Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy for the Eastern & Midland Region. To encourage coordination across the four Dublin Local Authorities and outline Dublin Chamber's concerns in relation to proposals for a directly elected mayor. To promote the priorities of the City Regions Ireland group. To introduce Dublin Chamber's national budget priorities.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fergus Sharpe, Head of Public Affairs

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 was held with a DPO to discuss Dublin Chamber's policy agenda.

Email (2-5)

Emails were exchanged with a DPO in relation to Dublin Chamber's policy agenda.

Submission (2-5)

Dublin Chamber shared the following policy submissions which are available on the Chamber website: Dublin Chamber response to the draft RSES & MASP: http://www.dublinchamber.ie/DublinChamberofCommerce/media/Policy-Documents/Dublin-Chamber-Submission-on-Draft-RSES-Dublin-MASP_1.pdf City Regions Ireland Launch Document: http://www.dublinchamber.ie/DublinChamberofCommerce/media/banners/City-Regions-Ireland-28-11-18.pdf Dublin Chamber Pre-Budget Submission: http://www.dublinchamber.ie/getattachment/813a45f7-1444-43bc-b00b-9d5436bb3c89/Dublin-Chamber-Pre-Budget-Submission-2019.pdf?lang=en-IE

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.

Mary Hanafin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)