Limerick Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Limerick Chamber

Date published 21 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Representation of Limerick business community views on Directly Elected Mayor

Intended results Receive an update on process to move toward Directly Elected Mayor. Requested inclusion as stakeholder in early consultations regarding the process

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dee 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.

Meeting (2-5)

Participation in Public Meeting on DEM in the SouthCourt Hotel on Monday 1st of July at which Minister Murphy was also a panel speaker. Meeting with Minister Phelan at Customs house on July 16th.

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.

John Paul Phelan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Eoghan Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)