Sandyford BID CLG

Lobbying Organisation Sandyford BID CLG

Date published 07 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Local Property Tax

Intended results To ask the Council to give careful consideration to a reduction in local property tax which could impact commercial rates in 2019. Should the LPT be reduced for the next period by 15% for the fourth consecutive year, it will result in pressure on the council to balance its budget resulting in a further potential increase in commercial rates to businesses.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sharon Scally

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Barry Saul (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

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 (31-50)

Letters sent to Local Property Tax Submissions, FMS Section, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, and all local councillors.

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.

Barry Saul Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

John Bailey Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Marie Baker Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Emma Blain Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Shay Brennan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Anne Colgan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Jennifer Cuffe Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Chris Curran Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Kevin Daly Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Cormac Devlin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Liam Dockery Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Deirdre Donnelly Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Mary Fayne Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Kate Feeney Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Melisa Halpin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Mary Hanafin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Pat Hand Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Deirdre Kingston Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Hugh Lewis Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Lettie McCarthy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Lynsey McGovern Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Michael Merrigan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Tom Murphy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Sorcha Nic Cormaic Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Peter O'Brien Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Shane O'Brien Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Denis O'Callaghan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Seamas O'Neill Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Carrie Smyth Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Ossian Smyth Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Patricia Stewart Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Grace Tallon Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Karen Furlong Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Jim Gildea Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

John Kennedy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Dave O'Keefe Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Dónal Smith Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Alex White Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)