Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 15 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Cork Chamber CEO Conor Healy contacted Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon to discuss sustainability and biodiversity in the new Department of Agriculture strategy

Intended results To encourage the minister to prioritise sustainability and biodiversity in the development of a new statement of strategy at the Department of Agriculture. As an UN SDG Champion, Cork Chamber puts sustainability at the heart of all of its policies.

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.

Email (1)

A letter sent on May 16 by Conor Healy, the CEO of Cork Chamber, to Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon to outline our priorities in sustainability and how these can be incorporated into the new statement of strategy by the Department of Agriculture.

Designated public officials lobbied

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Martin Heydon Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)