Cavan Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Cavan Chamber of Commerce

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Various elected members and council staff were invited to attend the Chamber's annual dinner dance.

Intended results The event would give chamber members an opportunity to meet local officials and elected representatives informally.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eddie Coleman

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)

Chamber Dinner Dance, 22 April 2016, Hotel Kilmore, Cavan. Approx. 200 in attendance. Tommy Ryan spoke for 5 minutes.

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.

Tommy Ryan CEO (Cavan County Council)

Ger Finn CEO (Cavan County Council)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Greenan Councillor (Cavan County Council)

John Paul Feeley Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Madeleine Argue Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Eoin Doyle Director of Services or Equivalent (Cavan County Council)

Joe O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)