Keystone Procurement

Lobbying Organisation Keystone Procurement

Date published 03 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Met with local TD and Junior Minister with respect to an investment being handled by company on behalf of a client using the Immigrant Investor Programme. The client has been waiting for confirmation / decline of the proposition for an extended period of time due to processing delays in the Dept of Justice.

Intended results Understand whether a decision is imminent. Outline the benefits of the proposed project for the domestic economy to get application processed.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ross McCarthy

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)

Paul Kehoe (Former DPO) Minister of State (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name O'Keeffe Estates

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 1st Floor, 2 Seafort Ave,, Sandymount, Dublin 4

Main business or activity Property Management & Development

Company website www.okeeffeestates.ie/

Contact email address nicole@okeeffeestates.ie

Contact phone number 0862602053

Contact address As above

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Met with a Minister & Local TD

Email (2-5)

Follow-up emails in relation to the query / letter

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.

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)