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 and 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, urban living, remote working, supporting viable companies to continue to trade post-pandemic and driving more balanced regional development.

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 with Fianna Fail on 12th March 2021 with following people Robert Troy, Cormac Devlin, Barry Andrews, Dara Calleary, Mary Fitzpatrick, Shane Cassells, Paul Daly, John McGuinness, Lisa Chambers, Cathal Crowe, John Lahart

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.

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Shane Cassells Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers Senator (Seanad)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)