Dublin City Business Improvement District T/A DublinTown

Lobbying Organisation Dublin City Business Improvement District T/A DublinTown

Date published 16 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Discussion regarding proposals for making Capel St. traffic free

Intended results We wished to see a compromise solution working with local businesses and residents, that would see the street pedestrianised from a certain time of day.

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.

Email (1)

We sent an e-mail outlining our preference for a compromise proposal in relation to the removal of traffic from Capel Street, to Councillors based in the central Dublin Area

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.

Janice Boylan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Christy Burke Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Ray McAdam Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Cieran Perry Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Nial Ring Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Joe Costello Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Janet Horner Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Cat O'Driscoll Councillor (Dublin City Council)