Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details The lobbying was involving the status of the North West in terms of Brexit . This was part of the sectoral dialogues taking place across Ireland.

Intended results Nothing specific, just getting the views of businesses in Letterkenny put forward in light of Brexit.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Toni Forrester, Chief Executive, Letterkenny 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.

Event / Reception (1)

Letterkenny Chamber was represented on the panel discussion with other business representatives.

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.

Joe McHugh Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Seamus Neely CEO (Donegal County Council)