County Kildare Chamber

Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Intent: Discussions on potential partnership programme with state bodies and the Chamber

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Meeting to promote the growing HPSUs in Kildare in particular in the AI/Tech sector and the inadequate funding supports available for growth

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Engagement with Oireachtas members and Government Ministers in advance of Budget 2026 on the following national and regional priorities:Housing delivery and infrastructure investment.Skills development and training pathways to support enterprise.Energy and grid capacity, including renewables integration.Measures to support competitiveness for FDI and indigenous business.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Housing delivery and infrastructure investment.Skills and education alignment with business demand.Energy capacity and grid upgrades.Competitiveness for FDI and indigenous enterprise.

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Ken Spratt (Secretary General), Department of Transport

Intent: Investment in road and rail connectivity for the Mid-East region.Delivery timelines for DART West + South West and electrification projects.Regional transport links to support housing delivery and FDI.Active travel and sustainable transport supports for business and communities.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Housing and infrastructure delivery in Kildare (water, transport, energy).Skills pipeline and alignment of education/training with enterprise demand.Competitiveness and FDI attractionLocal and national budgetary priorities for 2025.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carmel Kelly (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Seamie Moore (Councillor), Kildare County Council

Intent: To highlight key policy priorities for the business community in County Kildare, including:Housing supply and infrastructure deliverySkills and education alignment with enterprise needsEnergy and grid capacityCompetitiveness for FDI and indigenous business

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Sonya Kavanagh (Chief Executive Officer), Kildare County Council

Intent: To develop more share content between the two organisations for the betterment of the business community in Kildare

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Sonya Kavanagh (Chief Executive Officer), Kildare County Council; Marian Higgins (Director of Services or Equivalent), Kildare County Council

Intent: To participate and guide the delivery of a successful programme

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Sonya Kavanagh (Chief Executive Officer), Kildare County Council; Alan Dunney (Director), Kildare County Council; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Joe Neville (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To relay the business trends emerging for Q3 2024, to highlight recent submissions in the realm of Transport, Economic & Housing sustainability within Kildare

Methods: Event / Reception