Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 08 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Pilot Town For Retail - Tralee

Intended results We are seeking your support to utilise Tralee as a National Pilot Town to understand and address how retail can adapt to a new landscape. We are also seeking your support to examine holistically how our urban areas and businesses can adapt to embrace a new era in retailing, how we can consolidate and grow local family-owned and international retail side by side in both a town centre and edge of town setting which Tralee has both and how our town can sustainably support the growth of retail. With your support we want to become a testbed for retail development as a 'live town' test case that works with all stakeholders, business owners, planners, retail and technology experts to embrace change, develop technology and new retail experiences, we know Tralee as a Pilot Town can forge out key learnings, develop solutions, create employment and then help this to be applied to all urban areas in Ireland Funding for a pilot retail programme in Tralee

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 sent on 24th March 2021 to Minister Damien English and cc'd to Kevin McCarthy, President of Tralee Chamber. Minister Norma Foley TD, Brendan Griffin TD and James Kieran, Chambers Ireland

Submission (1)

Report called 1 in 5 Addressing Commercial Vacancy in Tralee issued by Tralee Chamber Alliance on 19th February 2021 was sent with letter to the above people.

Email (2-5)

1st Email sent on 24th March 2021 to Damien English - Minister, Brendan Griffin - TD, Norma Foley - Minister, Kevin McCarthy - President of Tralee Chamber Alliance, James Kieran and Emma Kerins- Chambers Ireland. 2nd Email sent on 7th April 2021 to Brendan Griffin - TD and Kevin McCarthy - President of Tralee Chamber Alliance.

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 Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)