Sandyford BID CLG

Lobbying Organisation Sandyford BID CLG

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details The SBID is broadly supportive of the Climate Change Action Plan, and has a particular interest in a number of the proposed Actions. Our submission addresses each of these in turn, along with making general recommendations to ensure that the actions of the plan are implemented in a timely manner.

Intended results Our aim was to influence policy in the following areas: 1) Develop and extend cycle network; 2) Develop and expand the County walking network; 3) Expand Electric Vehicle Network in the County 4) Expand bus network in the County; 5) Develop County Bike Sharing Scheme; 6) Implement Public Open Space and Parks Strategy; 7) Cycle parking in public realm

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Seamus Mac Gearailt (Director) & Eoin O’Catháin (Associate) Roughan & O’Donovan Consulting Engineers, commissioned by Sandyford BID CLG

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Sandyford BID CLG t/a Sandyford Business District

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 10 Leopardstown Office Park, Burton Hall Avenue

Main business or activity Community Development

Company website www.sandyford.ie

Contact email address accounts@sandyford.ie

Contact phone number 015441313

Contact address 10 Leopardstown Office Park

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

Roughan & O’Donovan prepared this submission to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on behalf of the Sandyford Business Improvement District Company [SBID]. The SBID is broadly supportive of the Climate Change Action Plan, and has a particular interest in a number of the proposed Actions. Our submission addresses each of these in turn, along with making general recommendations to ensure that the actions of the plan are implemented in a timely manner.

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.

Frank Austin Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)