Overwatch Report

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Regulatory changes at EU level, our submission reflects our distilled insights from engaging with corporates in their compliance journey.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 29 more

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Inform of the publication by BITCI, alongside other signatories, of a joint Europe-wide statement calling for five key outcomes to be safeguarded in the ongoing EU Omnibus negotiations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Inform the Department about the Accelerate Pact initiative on climate transition planning by Business in the Community Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Discuss the work of Business in the Community Ireland on promotion of responsible business.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Discuss potential funding collaboration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Visit to BITCI offices to meet participants of the Employment Programmes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Discuss the work of Business in the Community Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Paul Donnelly, TD expressed an interest in learning more about our P-Tech educational programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Inclusion of our social inclusion asks in forthcoming election manifesto.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Inclusion of our asks in forthcoming election manifesto.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] To share the proposed BITCI ideas on social protection for consideration of political parties ahead of the 2024 General Election.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] To share the proposed BITCI ideas for consideration of political parties ahead of the 2024 General Election.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Invitation to speak at BITCI's Elevate Pledge Report Launch. Minister was unable to attend but sent a recorded message supporting our work.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Invitation to speak at the Elevate: The Inclusive Workplace Pledge Launch.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Discussion on how BITCI can support the development of Cork City Climate Action Plan.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fearghal Reidy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Discussion of the plan of action between BITCI and TUSLA for the running of the education programmes they fund.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joy McGlynn', 'role': 'Director (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Present our work on employment support of migrant jobseekers through our EPIC Programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Discussion of the upcoming CSRD Directive on sustainability disclosure.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Minister Eamon Ryan, Department of the Environment, spoke at the launch of the BITCI's Low carbon Pledge.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Discussing BITCI's EPIC Programme support for newly arrived Ukrainians.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Employment] To discuss the work of BITCI in relation to employment and inclusion.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] We discussed the ongoing funding of the EPIC programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting to update on the work of Business in the Community Ireland and invite Orlaigh Quinn, Secretary General to join the Board of Directors.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Addressed our Low Carbon Pledge event.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting to discuss the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Business in the Community Ireland Heineken Factory Event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ann Doherty', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Meeting to discuss the funding of the BITCI Education Programmes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dalton Tattan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Shanley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting in relation to Orlaigh Quinn's role as BITCI Director.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] We requested bridging funding for our EPIC programme due to delay in ESF tender

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Business in the Community Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] We requested bridging funding for our EPIC programme due to delay in ESF tender

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 4 more

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