Shannon Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Shannon Chamber

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Seeking responses to issues raised by Chamber member companies regarding how changes in Border Custom Post controls for agri-related products arriving at Shannon Airport are impacting/will impact their operations.

Intended results To seek reversal of this decision.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon 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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister of Agriculture, Charlie Mc Conalogue TD seeking a meeting to discuss the issue.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Department of Agriculture officials (Hazel Sheridan, Mary McCarthy • Michéal Cuddihy Senior Vetinary Inspector Dublin Port. • Terry McElvaney Vetinary Inspector Dublin Airport. • Mary McCarthy Principal Officer Import Policy & Animal Health. • Laura Egan Import Policy & Animal Health. who are not listed as DPOs) in Dublin on 24 Nov 2022 to discuss the issue. This meeting was attended also by local elected representatives, Michael McNamara TD and Senator Martin Conway (in person) and by Cathal Crowe TD (virtually).

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.

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)