Dublin City Business Improvement District T/A DublinTown

Lobbying Organisation Dublin City Business Improvement District T/A DublinTown

Date published 09 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Organised a meeting for Dublin Town members with Minister Paschal Donohoe

Intended results Providing an opportunity for feedback on the budget and interaction between the Minister and city centre businesses. Opportunity to engage with the Minister in respect of city centre business priorities for both taxation and spending.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Richard Guiney

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.

Meeting (1)

Members of Dublin Town met with Minister Donohoe to discuss the budget, taxation and expenditure following the publication of the budget. The meeting was held in November 2023.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)