Tralee Chamber Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Tralee Chamber Alliance

Date published 13 Dec, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Meeting with Minister Simon Harris at Munster Technology University Tralee

Intended results Tralee Chamber Alliance Board of members met with Minister Simon Harris at MTU to discuss with him the importance of MTU to Tralee town such as college courses, skills, college accommodation and continued investment in MTU and programs and students, Safety, Connectivity to the town centre. Tralee Chamber Alliance board members also raised other topics such as continued support for Kerry Airport, Adare Bypass and connectivity to Tralee and Kerry, Tralee identified as an Autism friendly town, Shannon Estuary Taskforce, Continued investment in the Greenway - Tralee to Listowel. Kerry College setting up a training hub in the Pretty Polly plant in Killarney. VAT and Accommodation & Food - Impact on small traders, meeting the minimum wage, sick pay costs, overall costs.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colette O Connor - CEO of Tralee Chamber 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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Simon Harris at MTU in Tralee on Monday 4th December 2023 at 12.15pm approx. Tralee Chamber Alliance board of members were Stephen Stack - President, Colette O Connor - CEO, John Reen - Head of steering groups, Mark O Sullivan - Director, Sarah Flaherty - Director & MTU, Aidan Turner - Director, Siobhan Rivas May - Director, Martha Farrell - MTU, Anne Looney - MTU, Kevin McCarthy - Ex Officio president.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Aoife Thornton Councillor (Kerry County Council)