Inner City Enterprise

Lobbying Organisation Inner City Enterprise

Date published 13 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Development of social enterprise hub in Dublin 7

Intended results To raise funding and awareness of ICE’s refurbishment programme in their new Social Enterprise Hub in Coleraine Street, Dublin 7. This Hub will provide affordable, accessible and flexible work space, as well as community and wellbeing spaces and training spaces. These spaces will be for marginalised entrepreneurs including unemployed individuals, social enterprises, Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Recovering Addicts within the Dublin Inner-City area.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Evanne Kilmurray

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)

1st Friday networking event for ICE clients at 49/50 Coleraine Street, Dublin 7.

Meeting (1)

Meeting and show around of the facilities at 49/50 Coleraine Street

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)