Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 15 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details A letter to the Minister of State at the Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade calling for a deepening of cooperation between Ireland, Scotland and Wales to ensure the sharing of resources in research & development and education

Intended results To encourage the Minister to act to sustain and deepen the cooperation between Ireland and Scotland and Wales in the context of international agreements and policies on sharing resources for the mutual benefit of education and research facilities.

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.

Email (1)

A letter sent on May 16 encourage the Minister to act to sustain and deepen the cooperation between Ireland and Scotland and Wales in the context of international agreements and policies on sharing resources for the mutual benefit of education and research facilities.

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)