Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Meeting with Frances Fitzgerald TD

Intended results To promote Chamber policy priorities as outlined in the Chambers Ireland European Manifesto 2019. To highlight the need for more infrastructure investment in Dublin. To introduce the broad range of the Dublin Chamber policy agenda.

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 promote Dublin Chamber policy priorities.

Email (6-10)

Emails were exchanged with a DPO in relation to the abovementioned meeting and the policy issues discussed at it.

Submission (2-5)

Dublin Chamber shared several policy documents with a DPO, including 2 submissions, which are available online: City Regions Ireland: http://www.dublinchamber.ie/DublinChamberofCommerce/media/banners/City-Regions-Ireland-28-11-18.pdf Chambers European Manifesto: https://www.chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Chamber-Manifesto_EU-Elections-2019.pdf

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.

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)