American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Lobbying Organisation American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Regional economic development and transport infrastructure

Intended results To convey AmCham views on regional economic development and the associated transport infrastructure, in particular the Regional Airports Programme, and funding for the Programme in Budget 2026 or interim funding.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Sweetman

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.

Letter (1)

To highlight AmCham views in relation to infrastructure development and aviation infrastructure to support regional economic development, in particular through the Regional Airports Programme (RAP), with funding for the Programme in Budget 2026 or interim funding. The need for the RAP to reflect European Commission regulations with regard to criteria, and are the need for the provision of funding to support security and sustainability investments until the next iteration of the RAP is developed.

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Transport)