Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Promotion of measures to achieve a sustainable recovery and support green and digital transformation.

Intended results To deliver a strategy to renew Dublin and Ireland's cities on a sustainable basis. To encourage prioritisation of sustainable infrastructure investment in the Greater Dublin Area including MetroLink, DART Expansion, Luas expansion, BusConnects, and the GDA Cycle Network Plan. To support modal shift by providing grant aid for SMEs for new cycling facilities. To introduce a tax credit for businesses to adopt sustainable business practices. To boost support for digitalisation by SMEs in Ireland. To promote Dublin Chamber's budgetary priorities for 2022.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fergus Sharpe

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)

Emails were exchanged with the named DPOs on the abovementioned policy priorities.

Submission (1)

A submission was shared with DPOs making the case for the abovementioned policy recommendations.

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.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Ken Spratt Secretary General (Department of Transport)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)