Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 15 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details A letter urging support for Cork Chamber's priorities in terms of arts and cultural development as part of the National Development Plan review

Intended results Commitments to funding crucial amenities, including the Cork events centre and the revamp of the Crawford Art Gallery, as part of the funding allocations in the NDP review

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 to the Minister on August 11 urging him to prioritise the funding of Cork Chamber's arts and cultural priorities as part of the NDP review, including the events centre, the Crawford Art Gallery and several other projects.

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.

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)