County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

Lobbying Organisation County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Rising costs, increased administrative burden and global economic uncertainty are all impacting the resilience of Irish SME's

Intended results Greater focus at EU level on understanding the needs of and supporting SME's Highlighting to Irish businesses how they can better prepare for EU developments and regulations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nicola Doran

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 organised by Chambers Ireland with the Irish Ambassador to the EU and her team to discuss the Chambers Manifesto and specific issues facing each region

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.

Aingeal O’Donoghue Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)