Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 19 Apr, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Town Centre First Strategy

Intended results Discussion on the Town Centre First Strategy, the impact of Covid-19 on local government, NDP delivery and infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, urban living and brownfield development.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Tobin - CEO of Tralee Chambers Alliance

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)

Virtual Meeting on 11th February 2021, in attendance was Minister Darragh O Brien and Minister Peter Burke, Ciara Shaughnessy, Kevin Dillon, Niamh Drew, Martin Colreavy, Colin Ryan, Frank Gallagher, Lorraine O Donoghue, Conor McCabe

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Ciara Shaughnessy Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)