Overwatch Report

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Ireland-US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Pre-Budget Submission 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} + 4 more

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Two-way transatlantic economic relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Employment (Misc Provisions) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Visa processing and policies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Kirrane', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Pre Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Housing] The role of the residential sector in attracting and sustaining FDI

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Consultation on the Draft Urban Development and Building Height Guidelines for Planning Authorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Ireland- US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Ireland- US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Ireland's enterprise priorities in the negotiations for the UK's withdrawal from the EU

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Philip Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Ireland- US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Glynn', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Stakeholder consultation for the Mid-term Review of Innovation 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] US-EU-Ireland Economic Relations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Kelleher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Visit of Director General Jean-Eric Paquet

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Attracting Leadership Talent and Specialised Skills to Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Edward Brophy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Finance)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Customs in a post-Brexit environment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Florance Carey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] US-EU-Ireland Economic Relations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Ireland- US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] National Digital Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Atlantic Economic Corridor

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Ireland- US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Permit regime

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] PAYE Modernisation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Thanksgiving Lunch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Employment] American Chamber Business Agenda

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] GDPR Preparation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen Dixon', 'role': 'Data Protection Commissioner (The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Trade] The work programme of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen Dixon', 'role': 'Data Protection Commissioner (The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Establishing a challenge-based funding programme in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Muiris O’Connor', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Mary Doyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Trade] American Chamber President priorities 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs