Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Representations to the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government in relation to the Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy for the Eastern & Midland Region.

Intended results To encourage adoption of recommendations 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.

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.

Submission (1)

A submission in response to the draft Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy was shared with the Minister and officials at the Department of Housing Planning & Local Government. It is available on the Dublin Chamber website: http://www.dublinchamber.ie/DublinChamberofCommerce/media/Policy-Documents/Dublin-Chamber-Submission-on-Draft-RSES-Dublin-MASP_1.pdf

Email (2-5)

Emails were exchanged with Department officials.

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.

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

John McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Maria Graham Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Paul Lemass Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)