Midlands Gateway Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Midlands Gateway Chamber

Date published 26 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details As a follow-up to the Midlands Gateway Chamber submission to the National Planning Framework, we invited the local TD's of Mullingar to attend a presentation by the author of our submission by Henk Van der Kamp.

Intended results To seek the best possible outcome for Midlands as presented within our submission and in particular in view of our regions proximity to the Dublin region.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Meeting called by Tom Griffith, President of the Midlands Gateway Chamber

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)

Mullingar Park Hotel, Friday 9th June 2017. Attended by members of Mullingar Chamber of Commerce and Tullamore Chamber of Commerce

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.

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)