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County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] meeting with Ministers O'Donohoe and McGrath. As an attendee of the meeting with the ministers at a minimum you should file a return to declare that you were lobbying about the three primary areas of interest: Housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Request for your urgent support to protect gift card business in local economies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Housing] First Home Board

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

January–April

[Tourism] Hotel pacific discussions regarding support and reopening of the hotel and tourism industry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Trade] calling for the Minister for Finance to include cider producers, that manufacture less than 15,000 hectolitres per annum of cider to avail of an excise relief programme for Budget 2022. The excise relief must offer a 50% reduction in excise for those small-scale producers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Regional Group of T.D’s Administrator of which Deputy Lowry is a member'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] 100% Community Owned Projects have 1% of the overall allocation of renewable energy projects – we would like this % to be much higher

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Lowry', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

January–April

[Transport] Taxi Ranks for Clonmel

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'anthony coleman (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Director of Administration (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Anthony Coleman', 'role': 'Director of Administration (Tipperary County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

May–August

[Transport] M24 request for update

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Shortt', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[EU Affairs] Meeting with Tánaiste Simon Coveney

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

January–April

[Local Government] Clonmel Town Marketing Subgroup

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead Carr', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

May–August

[Local Government] Discussion with Sinead Carr regarding a debt owed

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead Carr', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Local Government] Clonmel Town Bus - provision of free town bus for Christmas shoppers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead Carr', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Sports and Recreation] Lobbying to have a Santa Parade for Clonmel on 10/12/2016

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Discussion with Minister Tom Hayes TD regarding the Chamber's plans to develop an international network and request for information in funding such a network.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom Hayes', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Meetings held in Leinster House with Minister Tom Hayes TD and Deputy Noel Coonan TD to discuss the perceived lack of FDI in Tipperary.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom Hayes', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Noel J. Coonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Meetings held in Leinster House with Minister Tom Hayes TD and Deputy Noel Coonan TD to discuss the perceived lack of FDI in Tipperary.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom Hayes', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Noel J. Coonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Information pertaining to the operation of the County Tipperary Chamber International Network

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Also included on the mail out were: All Tipperary Oireachtas representatives, Senior officials in the Tipperary County Council and Local Enterprise Office.'}

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