Chambers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Chambers Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Proposed Environmental Levies

Intended results A ban on single-use plastic bags, coffee-cups and food packaging in the medium-term (3-5 years).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emma Kerins;Michaela Reilly

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.

Submission (1)

Levies imposed on these commodities in the transition period that would be ringfenced from the Environmental Fund and directed towards adequate waste infrastructure. We also want the Government to engage with businesses in the transition to a circular economy in which their competitiveness is not harmed. https://www.chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chambers-Ireland-Submission-to-DCCAE-on-proposed-introduction-of-environmental-levies_final.pdf

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.

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)