Laois Community and Enterprise Development CLG (Laois Partnership Company)

Lobbying Organisation Laois Community and Enterprise Development CLG

Date published 13 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Laois Partnership Company lobbied the local elected members in relation to the imminent end of the current LEADER programme and the importance of securing an interim programme.

Intended results Interim LEADER programme confirmed.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter O'Neill

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.

Letter (1)

We sent a letter to the local elected members informing them that the LEADER programme was finishing at the end of 2020, and that a new transitional programme needed to be confirmed by the end of the year to ensure continuation of local development work under LEADER in 2021.

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.

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)