County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

Lobbying Organisation County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

Date published 20 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 To discuss government policy and plans to reduce the cost of the doing business for SME's

Intended results To ensure that the needs of Carlow SME's are considered in policy, planning and budgetary discussions

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nicola Doran, Norah Ryan

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Fine Gael SME Conference in SETU Carlow on the 27th of September - attended by several TD's, former TDs and advisors. The conference specifically discussed the challenges facing SME's as well as issues regarding the health sector and women in business.

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.

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Joe Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)