Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 03 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details A letter to the relevant Ministers urging action on policies relating to housing delivery

Intended results Reform of environmental impact assessment screening thresholds and planning design standards for apartments to accelerate the development of housing to meet targets established under national policy.

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

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.

Letter (1)

A letter emailed to the Ministers on July 29 calling for the reform of environmental impact assessment screening thresholds and planning design standards for apartments related to accelerate the delivery of housing.

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.

John Cummins Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)