Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Date published 26 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Quarterly meeting Tourism, Recreation, Food and Community Engagement SPC

Intended results To advise and assist the council in the formulation, development and review of policy with Mayo County Council, offering Ballina Chamber an opportunity for full involvement in the policy making process from the early stages.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Margaret Downey Martin

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 (1)

Reviewing policy and discussions around Mayo County Council projects. The SPC were specifically invited to Ballina and the meeting was conducted in Ballina

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.

Seamus Weir Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Michael Kilcoyne Councillor (Mayo County Council)

John O'Hara Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Peter Flynn Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Paul McNamara Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Michael Loftus Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Christy Hyland Councillor (Mayo County Council)