Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 13 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Meeting to discuss opportunities to support development of tourism facilities in Cork

Intended results Ensure that Cork Airport and Port of Cork are developed to meet current and future tourism demand, and to discuss benefits of lifting Dublin airport passenger cap for Ireland as a whole

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ger O'Mahony

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)

Members of the Cork Development Forum met senior Dept of Transport officials on March 26 to discuss the importance of supporting the Port of Cork and Cork Airport to enhance the tourism connectivity of Cork. A discussion on the Dublin Airport passenger cap also took place.

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.

Ken Spratt Secretary General (Department of Transport)

Garret Doocey Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Eamonn Kelly Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)