Pender & Associates Ltd (FINN Partners )

Lobbying Organisation Pender & Associates Ltd

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Official opening of Lidl Newbridge Distribution Centre

Intended results Attendance of a minister at the official opening

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nicola Forde

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name LIDL IRELAND GMBH

CRO number (if applicable) 904141

Company address LIDL HEAD OFFICE MAIN ROAD TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24.

Main business or activity Retail

Company website

Contact email address nicola@pr360.ie

Contact phone number 016371777

Contact address 50 Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (2-5)

Invitation and subsequent follow ups with Minister's office to request attendance at opening of Newbridge Distribution Centre

Email (2-5)

Invitation and subsequent communications with Minister's office to request attendance at opening of Newbridge Distribution Centre

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)