Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (6-10)
There were a number of events organised by the Chamber or others with open invitations to DPOs that Chamber staff attended and discussed the policy issues raised in this campaign filing. This included a Chamber organised address by & subsequent discussion with the Minister for Transport - http://www.dubchamber.ie/news/press-releases/news/display-news/2015/11/06/the-future-of-dublin-by-minister-donohoe - and the Chamber's Political Leaders Series (which was an open invitation to all party leaders to address members - http://www.dubchamber.ie/ge2016)
Email (6-10)
Emails regarding Chamber policy were sent to DPOs. These emails covered a variety of specific topics the details of which can be found at the following links http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/dublin-chamber-submission--2016-draft-transport-strategy.pdf http://www.dubchamber.ie/policy/policy-reports/2015/11/09/chamber-submission-on-irish-water-new-source-options http://www.dubchamber.ie/policy/general-election-2016 *Note that activity extent for emails reference the number of different emails rather than volume as per the direction of the Standards in Public Office.
Phone call (6-10)
Phone calls discussing Chamber policy were made to DPOs, which followed up on the email activity outlined above.
Meeting (6-10)
Meetings attended by a DPOs and Chamber staff at which Chamber policy positions were discussed relating to this filing as well as issues made in separate filings. *NOTE: Dublin Chamber has included for the purposes of this filing in its activity a number meetings of the Dublin City Council's Strategic Policy Committee for Finance and Emergency Services and the Dublin City Council’s Strategic Policy Committee for Planning and International Relations, which are exempt due to adherence to the Transparency Code (https://www.lobbying.ie/help-resources/information-for-public-bodies/transparency-code/).

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.