Ennis Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Ennis Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Met with Emer Higgins TD, Minister of State for Enterprise Trade and Employment with responsibility for retail, to introduce the Minster to a number of Ennis Chamber member retailers for a discussion on costs of doing business and government supports for same.

Intended results To raise awareness of the rise in costs of doing business, in particular for smaller, independent retailers, with a view to continued and new government supports towards same.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sheila Lynch, President Ennis Chamber and Margaret O'Brien, CEO, Ennis Chamber

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 took place in Ennis and later as part of a 'walk about', in the premises of a number of retail businesses.

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.

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)