Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 15 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details A letter from Cork Chamber CEO Conor Healy to Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan

Intended results To increase public funding for gardaí, to increase the number of gardaí allocated to Cork, and to introduce measures to tackle antisocial behaviour and retail crime.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Healy

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)

A letter emailed to Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan on May 1 to discuss garda numbers, antisocial behaviour, retail crime and other matters raised by members of Cork Chamber.

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.

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)