Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Representation to Dublin City Council officials in relation to Local Property Tax and cycling infrastructure.

Intended results To promote a more modest downward variation in LPT in the Dublin City Council area in 2020. To encourage investment in cycling infrastructure and the roll-out of the DublinBikes scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fergus Sharpe, Head of Public 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.

Submission (1)

A submission was shared with DPOs. It is available on the Dublin Chamber website: https://www.dublinchamber.ie/DublinChamberofCommerce/media/banners/Dublin-Chamber-Submission-on-LPT-Variation-2019.pdf

Email (2-5)

Emails were sent to DPOs in relation to the issues discussed in the submission.

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.

Kathy Quinn Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)

Dick Brady Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)