Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Cork County Council Dinner with Delegation from China

Intended results To advance links between the Cork region and China, particularly economic and trade links.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Healy

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)

Dinner held in Cork County Hall on 17th October 2024 with delegation including Mr. FU Ziying, member of the Standing Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress of China.

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.

Moira Murrell Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)

Martin Coughlan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Sharon Corcoran Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork County Council)