County Kildare Chamber

Lobbying Organisation County Kildare Chamber

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Attended as invited guest a Fine Gael meeting with Leo Varadkar as guest speaker

Intended results Inform the then Tanaiste of the challenges facing business in Kildare

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Allan Shine

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Meeting gave me the opportunity to congratulate the Tanaiste on a pro busine ss budget and to inform the Tanaiste of the challenges facing business in North Kildare primarily in relation to traffic challenges in Maynooth and housing challenges that are restricting businesses from attracting talent to Kildare

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)