Galway Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Galway Chamber

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Infrastructure enablement (e.g. GCRR, BusConnect, Park & Ride, and Port of Galway upgrades)

Intended results Support for Galway City Ring Road (GCRR), public transport infrastructure including Park and Ride, BusConnect, and strategic importance of Port of Galway for offshore energy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Greater Galway Forum Chair, Meabh Conaghan and Galway Chamber Interim CEO, Deirdre Mac Loughlin

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)

Greater Galway Forum – Oireachtas meeting March 28th 2025 @ ATU

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.

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Noel Grealish Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)