Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Chamber Budget Day correspondence

Intended results Called for the allocation of dedicated multi-annual funding to Uisce Éireann to enable the commencement of the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project and the Greater Dublin Drainage Scheme in 2028, with completion by 2035.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aebhric McGibney

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)

Email sent to all Dublin T.Ds.

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.

Tom Brabazon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Hayes TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace Boland TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Shane Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rory Hearne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Máire Devine TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)