Dublin City Business Improvement District T/A DublinTown

Lobbying Organisation Dublin City Business Improvement District T/A DublinTown

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Attendance at virtual meeting with Minister Varadkar and departmental officials to discuss pre-budget submission

Intended results To advocate for continued support for businesses during the pandemic and need to avoid cliff edge in relation to such supports

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Richard Guiney

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)

Attendance at meeting with Minister Varadkar, departmental officials and other business representative bodies to discuss the forthcoming budget and key points in pre-budget submissions.

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.

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)