Shannon Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Shannon Chamber

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Regional economic development

Intended results The co-creation of a regional economic development strategy between the Chambers and Local Authorities along the the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Thompstone, board member, Shannon Chamber

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)

Meeting was held at the Ashling Hotel, Dublin. Topics on agenda included: 1. Introduction to AEC 2. What AEC wants 3. How AEC works 4. How AEC might work with the regional local authorities.

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.

Ciaran Hayes CEO (Sligo County Council)

Frank Curran Chief Executive Officer (Leitrim County Council)

Seamus Neely CEO (Donegal County Council)

Peter Hynes Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)

Kevin Kelly CEO (Galway County Council)

Gerald Dollard Director of Services or Equivalent (Clare County Council)

Brendan McGrath CEO (Galway City Council)