Written answers
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Ministerial Meetings
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1433. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the 28 organisations he met, as outlined in a recent response to a parliamentary question (details supplied); if he will also list the 58 organisations mentioned that requested meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31213/15]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Owing to the scope of my remit as Minister, I receive representations, including requests for meetings, from a wide range of parties, such as public representatives, local and voluntary groups and private individuals and organisations. In response to Question No. 219 of 2 July, I set out, to the extent that it was possible to collate such information, that I had received 56 meeting requests from such groups and that 28 meetings took place.
The table below provides a list of the organisations that requested meetings with me and identifies the meetings that took place.
| Name of private external lobbying group | Number of meeting requests submitted | Number of meetings held |
|---|---|---|
| AILG | 1 | 1 |
| IRISH COMMERCIAL PEAT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 0 |
| AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | 1 | 1 |
| ARCHITECTS ALLIANCE | 1 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATION OF FARM CONTRACTORS | 1 | 1 |
| CERBERUS (DAN QUAYLE) | 1 | 1 |
| CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEDERATION | 5 | 3 |
| DUBLIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | 2 | 1 |
| ERNST & YOUNG on behalf of CENTER PARC | 1 | 1 |
| ERVIA | 2 | 2 |
| FRANK LAHIFFE – IRISH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. | 2 | 1 |
| IFA | 2 | 1 |
| INSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS | 2 | 1 |
| IRISH CONCRETE FEDERATION | 1 | 1 |
| IRISH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL HOUSING | 1 | 0 |
| IRISH CREAMERY MILK SUPPLIERS | 1 | 1 |
| IRISH HOTEL FEDERATION | 1 | 1 |
| IRISH MORTGAGE HOLDERS ASSOCIATION | 2 | 1 |
| IRISH ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION | 2 | 1 |
| IRISH TYRE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | 2 | 1 |
| IRISH WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION | 1 | 1 |
| IWTRA | 2 | 1 |
| JOHN BRYEN DRURY – CEMENT MANUFACTURERS IRE | 1 | 1 |
| MALCOLM BROWN on behalf of COLEMORE STUD | 1 | 1 |
| MURRAY CONSULTANT on behalf of CAIRNS HOMES | 1 | 0 |
| NATIONAL FEDERATION OF RETAIL NEWSAGENTS | 1 | 0 |
| NATIONAL INSULATION ASSOCIATION IRELAND | 1 | 0 |
| NATIONAL OFF-LICENCE ASSOCIATION | 1 | 0 |
| PROPERTY INDUSTRY IRELAND (IBEC) | 1 | 0 |
| RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 1 |
| SLR CONSULTING on behalf of IRISH WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | 1 | 0 |
| APEX Housing Association | 1 | 0 |
| CPL Fuels Ireland Ltd | 1 | 1 |
| Independent Tyre Wholesaler and Retailer Association | 1 | 0 |
| Cré | 1 | 0 |
| Glenties Windfarm Information Group | 1 | 0 |
| Irish Planning Institute | 1 | 0 |
| Havelock Square Residents Association | 1 | 0 |
| RTPI Ireland | 1 | 0 |
| Ivor Fitzpatrick and Co Solicitors | 1 | 0 |
| Heneghan PR | 1 | 0 |
| One Eighty Degrees Retail & Property Strategists | 1 | 0 |
| IMPACT | 1 | 1 |
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