Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 08 Jul, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland Submission.

Intended results The attached submission primarily relates to the standard of Urban Bus Services to be universally required within the larger towns in Regional Ireland and is both additional and separate to the overall submission to be issued under separate cover through Chambers Ireland. As Chair of the "Town Chambers" grouping within Chambers Ireland, we welcome the opportunity to provide further engagement with you and your colleagues relating to this submission.

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.

Submission (1)

Submission named Town Chambers Public Transport, submitted to the Department of Transport on the National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland in May 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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Transport)

Ethna Brogan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Deirdre Hanlon Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Deirdre O’Keeffe Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Fintan Towey Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Ken Spratt Secretary General (Department of Transport)

Denise Duffy Press Adviser (Department of Transport)

Paul Melia Special Adviser (Department of Transport)

Ray O’Leary Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Margaret Ward Press Adviser (Department of Transport)

John McDonald Special Adviser (Department of Transport)