Shannon Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Shannon Chamber

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Meeting with Minister Simon Coveney, also attended by local elected representatives, to outline current Shannon Chamber interventions with Government

Intended results Progress on interventions that Shannon Chamber has presented to Government namely: Changes to Border Custom Post (BCP) controls for agri-food and related products; New European PSO hub for Shannon Airport & permanent inclusion of Shannon and Cork in Regional Airports Programme; National Energy Crisis; Transition of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council; URDF funding for the implementation of the new Shannon Town Centre Masterplan

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eoin Gavin, President, Shannon Chamber

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.

Meeting (1)

This meeting was held in the Old Ground Hotel in Ennis on 30 September 2022 and also attended by Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber, Senator Martin Conway and Joe Carey T.D.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)