County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

Lobbying Organisation County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

Date published 31 Aug, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Carlow Chamber have serious concerns on the direction of Carlow Town and following public meetings many areas need to be addressed. Presentation of the public realm, derelict buildings/vacant units, attracting business are some of the areas under discussion and that need attention.

Intended results The Councillors must work as a collective to help reverse the current situation in Carlow town. The Chamber have established the Love Carlow Task force and the inclusion and involvement of all stakeholders is vital. The Cllrs must be made aware of what is happening and they must focus on working to ensure the correct resources are allocated to deal with the issues, budgetary challenges must be delivered and suggestions and involvement is imperative.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian O'Farrell, Yvonne Jones, Derek Shannon, John Brophy, PJ Hickson, Eoin Kehoe

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held in Carlow Shopping Centre

Email (2-5)

E-mail issued in relation to the meeting and also follow up e-mails issued after the meeting reviewing the areas covered

Phone call (2-5)

Phone Calls to representatives in setting up the meeting and the importance of what the objectives of the meeting are.

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.

Anne Ahern Councillor (Carlow County Council)

John Cassin Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Jim Deane Councillor (Carlow County Council)

William Paton Councillor (Carlow County Council)

John Pender Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Fintan Phelan Councillor (Carlow County Council)

John Murphy Councillor (Carlow County Council)

William Quinn Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Fergal Browne Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Walter Lacey Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Brian O'Donoghue Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Ken Murnane Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)