Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 19 Apr, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Outdoor Dining Grants

Intended results With in excess of €250 million unspent in the Failte Ireland Stay and Spend scheme, we ask that consideration now be given to expanding the Outdoor Dining Grant and future projects around the Night Time recovery to include all Key Towns in Ireland, and in particular towns such as Tralee that are vital to the recovery of the regions that they support.

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

Letter (1)

Letter emailed to Minister Catherine Martin and cc'd Minister Norma Foley and Pa Daly TD on 11th February 2021

Email (1)

Email to Declan Murphy - Failte Ireland and cc'd to Josephine O Driscoll - Failte Ireland on 11th February 2021

Email (1)

Emailed to Michael Scannell - Kerry County Council and cc'd to Jean Foley - Kerry County Council and Kevin McCarthy - President of Tralee Chamber Alliance on 11th February 2021

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.

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Scannell Director of Services or Equivalent (Kerry County Council)