Drogheda & District Chamber (as above)

Lobbying Organisation Drogheda & District Chamber

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Requests made in person, via Linkedin, via letter to invite Government officials to Drogheda to meet with local Motor Dealers in an effort to improve road safety for the region.

Intended results To help facilitate a private roundtable meeting between Government Officials and the local Motor Dealers - focussed on road safety messaging to improve safety on our roads.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Robert Murray, Chamber Director

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Full Name Drogheda Motor Show Committee

CRO number (if applicable)

Principal Address C/o Drogheda Chamber

Email info@droghedamotorshow.ie

Contact phone number 0877985140

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (2-5)

Contact made on 6th May with Jack Chambers, Minister of State for Transport.

Meeting (1)

Met An Taoiseach in the Marcy Hotel, Drogheda on 17th May & asked if he could help facilitate the Dealer Roundtable. This meeting ultimately led to the Dealer Roundtable meeting getting set up. Subsequent contact, a letter to An Taoiseach, was passed through to the Min. of Transport, who passed it on to the Min. of State for Transport at that time, James Lawless. That was moved to the RSA. Sarah O'Connor, there, responded to me and a date was set for the meeting in Drogheda for 27th Sep 2024.

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Transport)

James Lawless Minister of State (Department of Transport)