Arklow & District Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Arklow & District Chamber of Commerce

Date published 03 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Wicklow County Council Draft Budget - Proposal for increased Commercial Rates

Intended results Arklow & District Chamber, on behalf of our members and the local business community, intend to convince Wicklow County Council to abandon the proposed increase in Commercial Rates.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chamber President - James Kelly

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.

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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.

Breda McCarthy Acting Head of Finance (Wicklow County Council)