Fingal Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Fingal Chamber of Commerce

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Development of Climate Change at EU level, trade, Ireland's relationship with the UK post Brexit, bottlenecks in the Irish planning system, ramifications of the war in Ukraine and rising energy costs, development of critical public infrastructure.

Intended results Update/briefings on topics mentioned above.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan O'Donnell

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.

Meeting (2-5)

• The development of critical public infrastructure • Bottlenecks in the Irish planning system • Ireland’s political relationship with the United Kingdom post-Brexit • Ramifications from the war in Ukraine and what our MEPs can highlight at EU level regarding the increased costs for businesses • The development of climate change initiatives at EU level • Regional development • Trade

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.

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Chris MacManus MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Colm Markey MEP (European Parliament)