Council for the West

Lobbying Organisation Council for the West

Date published 31 Aug, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Letter dated 13th July 2017 to Minister Ring ,Minister for Community & Rural Affairs.

Intended results The Council would welcome the opportunity to have a meeting Minister Ring in order to discuss and assess progress in implementing the recommendations in the CEDRA Report and indeed other initiatives to rejuvenate rural communities, increase investment therein and deliver fully balanced regional development.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Declan O'Callaghan, Chairman

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.

Letter (1)

Email (1)

Informal communication (1)

Caroline Wilson Coordinator met with Minister Ring and Anthony McCarthy at the opening of the Greenway in Killala on 27th July 2017. Minister Ring agreed to meeting with the Council in September when his new Deparment would be in operation.

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.

Michael Ring Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)