Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Date published 28 Nov, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Potential Commercial Rates Increase

Intended results Waterford City & County Council to to carefully assess the broader economic implications of any rate increase, and not increase commercial rates in the Council budget for 2025.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerald Hurley

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.

Email (1)

Email on 22nd November 2024.

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.

Seán McKeown Chief Executive Officer (Waterford City and County Council)