Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 21 Oct, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Chambers Ireland Budget 2021 Submission

Intended results Discuss the Chambers Ireland Budget 2021 submission, highlighting both our budgetary and legislative priorities under 5 of the SDGs. The intended results were to discuss and underline how best to continue support jobs and businesses, infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help town centres, remote working, supporting companies to scale, driving more balanced regional development, and housing.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Tobin, CEO of Tralee Chamber of Alliance

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual Meeting held on 2nd October with the following people:- Michael McGrath TD Paschal Donohoe TD Georgina Hughes Elders- Principal Officer, Labour Market & Enterprise Policy Division Daniel O' Connell Grant Sweetnam - Special Advisor to Minister of Public Expenditure & Reform Kevin Barrett - Economic Policy Advisor to Fianna Fail Ed Brophy - Special Advisor to Minister of Finance

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.

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grant Sweetnam Special Advisor (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Ed Brophy Special Adviser (Department of Finance)