Shannon Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Shannon Chamber

Date published 20 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Request to Government to tackle the obstacles to housing infrastructure development.

Intended results Increase in the availability of land for residential use. Facilitate low-cost funding through direct funding schemes, guarantees for SME developers, collaboration with banks to unlock finance at more competitive rates, reform public procurement regulations. Removal of state-specific restrictions on public procurement processes and adopt a nationally standardised, commercially competitive tendering framework. Promotion of modular and factory-built housing solutions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber

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.

Submission (2-5)

Included in Shannon Chamber's NDP Review Submission and in its Pre-Budget 2026 Submission.

Letter (2-5)

Letters and copy submissions to Ministers Paschal Donohoe, Jack Chambers and Timmy Dooley.

Email (6-10)

Emails to local Oireachtas members and Shannon Municipal District Councillors.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Timmy Dooley Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney Councillor (Clare County Council)

Donna McGettigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Griffin Councillor (Clare County Council)

James Ryan Councillor (Clare County Council)

John Crowe Councillor (Clare County Council)

Rachel Hartigan Councillor (Clare County Council)

Patrick O'Gorman Councillor (Clare County Council)

Michael Begley Councillor (Clare County Council)

Tony Mulcahy Councillor (Clare County Council)