County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

Date published 28 Apr, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details issues related to securing visas for new hires from non-EEA countries.

Intended results Visa processing time for new hires from Pakistan Can this be reduced from the current 4-week timeframe.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michelle Aylward

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

William O’Dwyer (Former DPO) Specialist (Department of Justice and Equality)

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 (6-10)

Purpose of meeting: To discuss and address issues related to securing visas for new hires from non-EEA countries. Meeting arranged in response to letter sent by Shannon Chamber to Minister Simon Harris on 15 February 2023. “HD” stressed that this was a meeting to help companies solve problems and to assist them with challenges they face re visas – to assess if improvements could be made in lead times etc.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)