Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 18 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details The Irish Examiner Newspaper Press Article - Future for Towns

Intended results To support local businesses and bring in more companies to provide jobs in Tralee

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Tobin - CEO of Tralee Chamber 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.

Social Media (1)

Press release from The Irish Examiner on 23rd December 2020 for Kerry tourism is staging a comeback, Chambers, local authorities and big employers have been engaging in weekly zoom meetings for the last few months.

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.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)