RGDATA (RGDATA)

Lobbying Organisation RGDATA

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Highlighting the unique role played by independent food/convenience shops in local economies, job creation, community support, town centre vitality, self-sufficiency of villages and small communities and delivering essential retail during Covid-19 pandemic.

Intended results Support for Town Centre regeneration and rollout of Collaborative Town Centre Health Checks nationwide, consultation with SME businesses when devising new policies to ensure they are fair and reasonable and do not impact negatively on independent shops.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tara Buckley

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 meeting was also attended by independent retailers and RGDATA Board Directors Colin Fee, Rachel Twomey, Leona Pender, Eamon Gavin and Louis Byrne.

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 An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)