Drogheda & District Chamber (as above)

Lobbying Organisation Drogheda & District Chamber

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Meeting with Louth County Council CEO

Intended results To seek advice on what funding elements may be available from a local authority point of view to assist the Chamber

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Hubert Murphy, President

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)

A meeting took place on Wednesday January 17 2024 at 10am at County Hall, Dundalk. It lasted approx one hour. Louth CC; CEO Joan Martin. Director of Services: David Jones and Finbar Gethins. Drogheda Chamber: Hubert Murphy, president. A wide ranging discussion took place in respect of the chamber, local authority and other elements. The council said there was no mechanism to assist the chamber with funding.

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.

Joan Martin Chief Executive Officer (Louth County council)

David Jones Director of Services or Equivalent (Louth County council)