Galway Harbour Company (Port of Galway)

Lobbying Organisation Galway Harbour Company

Date published 14 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Funding for the proposed extension for the Port of Galway

Intended results Secure European funding for the port development

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor O'Dowd, CEO

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.

Letter (1)

Letter forwarded to Irish MEPs regarding TEN-T funding for the Port of Galway

Meeting (1)

Conor O'Dowd, CEO met with Councillors McDonnell and McNeilus on 22 December by way of preliminary discussion regarding potential ERDF funding for the Port of Galway.

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.

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Chris MacManus MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Clare Daly MEP (European Parliament)

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Luke "Ming" Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Niall McNelis Councillor (Galway City Council)

Declan McDonnell Councillor (Galway City Council)