County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

Politician(s) lobbied: Coilín O'Reilly (Chief Executive Officer), Carlow County Council

Intent: To request improved and more timely communications with local businesses from the Council when works are being planned::To ensure that contractors give adequate notice of road closures to the impacted businesses

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Coilín O'Reilly (Chief Executive Officer), Carlow County Council

Intent: To discuss the issues of housing, planning, zoning, dereliction and town centre footfall. To offer Chamber support for any initiatives to drive development and growth.::To request an update on plans and timing for URDF town centre improvements and link access to the railway station.::To congratulate the Council on recent improvements to the town, including rain gardens and urban greening - and encourage further improvements, and maintenance of public realm spaces.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To highlight the high costs of doing business::To express the need for increased investment in infrastructure and housing

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Coilín O'Reilly (Chief Executive Officer), Carlow County Council

Intent: To share information, raise key issues and discuss possible solutions

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To ensure that the needs of Carlow SME's are considered in policy, planning and budgetary discussions

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To request they read the Chambers Ireland Pre Budget Submission and support the requests outlined

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure attendance at the Lobbying day::To raise awareness of the issues raised in the pre budget submission

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ben Ward (Councillor), Carlow County Council

Intent: To highlight to government the concerns of business regarding the rising costs of doing business and the knock on impact to competitiveness::To highlight the specific concerns of businesses in Carlow::To offer support in communicating any forthcoming policies or programmes that focus on making business more competitive, and reducing the cost of doing business

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Coilín O'Reilly (Chief Executive Officer), Carlow County Council

Intent: To understand the current capacity ::To understand when increases in capacity can realistically be expected::To log the Chambers concern re the impact of the restriction on water capacity is already having on County Carlow and the need to improve this to facilitate growth and economic development

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Coilín O'Reilly (Chief Executive Officer), Carlow County Council

Intent: To express concerns for the potential impact of the changes and subsequent reduction in parking options in the area - and the specific impact to an existing business/ employer in the area

Methods: Meeting