Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Event for Dublin European Election candidates.

Intended results To promote Chamber policy priorities as outlined in the Chambers Ireland European Manifesto 2019. To highlight the need for more infrastructure investment in Dublin.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aebhric McGibney, Director of Public & International Affairs

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.

Event / Reception (1)

European election candidates were hosted at a Chamber event at which Dublin Chamber policy concerns were highlighted.

Informal communication (2-5)

Informal communications took place with DPOs at the abovementioned event and at another reception organised by Chambers Ireland.

Email (11-20)

Emails were exchanged with DPOs in relation to the abovementioned event and the policy issues arising at it.

Submission (1)

Dublin Chamber shared the Chambers Ireland European Manifesto with DPOs at the event. The manifesto is available online here: https://www.chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Chamber-Manifesto_EU-Elections-2019.pdf

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.

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alex White Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Ciaran Cuffe Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Gary Gannon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)