Shannon Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Shannon Chamber

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Residence Permits: Query re dealy in issuing residence permits which is affecting companies seeking to employ staff from overseas

Intended results Clearance of backlog and speeding up of process for issuing residence permits to enable companies hire suitably qualified, highly skilled people from other countries who are willing to come to Ireland to take up such positions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Downs, 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.

Email (1)

email issued to all local representatives requesting them to bring Shannon Chamber's concerns (on behlaf of member companies) re residence permits to the attention of the appropriate decision makers. Similar email sent to each local representative.

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.

Pat Breen Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)