Sandyford BID CLG

Lobbying Organisation Sandyford BID CLG

Date published 20 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Seeking clarity on business supports announced in light of Covid-19 crisis and requesting that action be taken to compensate companies for business disruption

Intended results Clarity on business supports announced in light of Covid-19 crisis, confirmation of action being taken to compensate companies for business disruption

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Battigan

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 (2-5)

Clarity sought for Covid-19 business supports including: Mortgage payment moratorium for loans - in particular the details surrounding this and the precise process to be undertaken - Refunds available to employers for topping up the State’s payment to staff who are laid off - Eligibility criteria for the various funding streams introduced through Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Office, MicroFinance Ireland, SBCI etc - Commercial rates break – are business owners exempt from paying their rates for a two month period or is the amount deferred only to be added to their bill at a later date? Also seeking information as to what measures Government will introduce to compel insurance companies to compensate for business disruption.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

John Paul Phelan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)