Galway Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Galway Chamber

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union spoke at our Christmas Business Lunch.

Intended results To receive an update on the negotiations and processes of Brexit, to get an insight into her new role as EU Commissioner and the opportunities available to the West with regards to Balanced regional development.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kenneth Deery, Chief Executive Officer, Galway Chamber, JP Gilmartin, President, Galway 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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

This digital event took place on Friday the 11th of December via Webex. The event was attended by members of the Galway Business community.

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.

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)