Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 19 Apr, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Financial Supports for Businesses and local economies

Intended results Discuss the current Covid financial supports for businesses (including timelines, future extensions and clarity for businesses) underlining how best to continue to support jobs and local economies. Wider discussion on infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help town centres, supporting companies to scale, redundancy payments, driving more balanced regional development, and housing.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Tobin - CEO of Tralee Chambers Alliance

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual Meeting - Fine Gael PP Meeting on 5th February 2021 -Hildegarde Naughton, Frank Feighan, Emer Currie, Richard Bruton, Alan Dillon, Colin Clarke, Jennifer Carroll McNeill, John Cummins, Sean Kyne, John McGahon, David Stanton, Paul Kehoe, Mary Seery Kearney, Regina Doherty, Martin Conway, Peter Harper, Aisling Dolan, Jerry Buttimer, Alan Farrell, Neale Richmond, John Paul Phelan.

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.

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Regina Doherty Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Peter Harper Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)