Maynooth Students' Union

Lobbying Organisation Maynooth Students' Union

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Commercial Rates charges applied by the county council on the basis of valuations issued by the valuations office.

Intended results To garner support from local officials for an appeal for an exemption on the rates valuation applied by the valuations office.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sandra Byrne, Director of Finance

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.

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The lobbying related to operations at Maynooth Students' Union (MSU) Club, on the campus of Maynootsh University. The subject was solely related to commercial rates applicable to the club operations and the purpose was to set out reasoning for which the MSU Club may be considered for an exemption on commercial rates and support from official representatives in bring an appeal for such an exemption.

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.

Angela Feeney Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Naoise O'Cearúil Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Peter Hamilton Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Tim Durkan Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Brendan Weld Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Paul Ward Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Daragh Fitzpatrick Councillor (Kildare County Council)