Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Urban Evolution in Budget 2025

Intended results To discuss and progress ideas to encourage urban evolution in towns and cities, including the potential provision of designated funding streams for local authorities to implement tailored regional development plans ahead of Budget 2025.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Healy

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)

Meeting with Minister for Finance Jack Chambers on 6th September 2024 in Cork to outline the idea of 'urban evolution deals' which would provide for local authority funding streams to support bespoke development plans in towns and cities.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)