County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

Date published 18 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details County Tipperary Chamber’s Budget 2027 and infrastructure priorities, including the N24 Waterford–Limerick Junction corridor, N62 Thurles Bypass, regional roads, public transport, water and wastewater, electricity-grid capacity, housing and serviced land, planning capacity, town-centre regeneration and SME competitiveness.

Intended results Secure Budget 2027 commitments, funding and clear delivery timelines for Tipperary’s priority infrastructure, particularly the N24 Waterford–Limerick Junction corridor and N62 Thurles Bypass. Improve grid and water capacity, enable housing and serviced land, strengthen town centres and reduce business costs so firms can invest, expand and create jobs.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michelle Aylward

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? This included Chamber member emails, website and social-media communications, media engagement and promotion of the N24 Business Impact Survey.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

This included Chamber member emails, website and social-media communications, media engagement and promotion of the N24 Business Impact Survey.

Email (2-5)

In June 2026, County Tipperary Chamber forwarded its Pre-Budget Submission 2027 to Minister Jack Chambers, setting out the county’s infrastructure, housing, town-centre and business competitiveness priorities. On 19 August 2026, a joint Chamber letter was sent to Ministers Darragh O’Brien and Jack Chambers seeking accelerated delivery of the N24 corridor.

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.

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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