Enniscorthy & District Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Enniscorthy & District Chamber

Date published 17 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details RE-generation of Templeshannon, Enniscorthy.

Intended results A speed-up of Wexford County Council's plans for the re-generation of Templeshannon, Enniscorthy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity James (Jimmy) Gahan, Development Officer, Enniscorthy and District Chamber of Commerce.

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? asked Wexford County Council officials to expedite work on re-generating Templeshannon, Enniscorthy,

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Two Meetings hosted in |Chamber of Commerce Office attended by Councillors Paddy Kavanagh, Keith Doyle, officials of Wexford County Council including Town Manager, Liz Hore and Eddie Taffee, Director of Services for Special Projects, Wexford County Council. Also present Minister of State Paul Kehoe, James Browne T.D. Maree Lyng, President, Enniscorthy and |District Chamber of Commerce, Michael Bennett, Director, Enniscorthy and District Chamber and myself, James (Jimmy) Gahan, Development Officer, Enniscorthy and District Chamber.

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.

Eddie Taaffe Director of Services or Equivalent (Wexford County Council)

Paddy Kavanagh Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Keith Doyle Councillor (Wexford County Council)