Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Regional Economic Development Priorities for County Cork

Intended results To advance Cork Chamber's priorities related to economic development in County Cork and discuss Cork County Council current priorities and work in this area.

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

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 with Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Moira Murrell, Mayor of the County of Cork, Joe Carroll, and other Council representatives at Cork Chamber on 5th December 2024 to discuss current priorities for regional economic development in County Cork and Cork Chamber members' interest in the county in areas such as skills availability and competitiveness.

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)

Joe Carroll Councillor (Cork County Council)

Ann Bambury Councillor (Cork County Council)

Michael William Lynch Acting Divisional Manager (Cork County Council)

Anthony Barry Councillor (Cork County Council)

Gillian Coughlan Councillor (Cork County Council)