Overwatch Report

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Ireland-US Economic Relations in the wake of the UK's decision to withdraw from the EU

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Ireland-US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Parnell,', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] The role of denominational religion in the school admissions process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

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

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Trade Missions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Department of Finance's priorities in the negotiations for the UK's withdrawal from the EU

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Eamonn O'Dea", 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Implementation of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Eamonn O'Dea", 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Implementation of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Eamonn O'Dea", 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] National Planning Framework

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Drafting of the Lawful Interception Legal Framework

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Inward investment into Co. Meath

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Mid-Term Review of the Capital Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Ireland-US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Ireland-US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Digital Economy Priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Ireland-US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Adrian O'Neill", 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Danny McLoughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Data Protection Opportunities and Challenges

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Stephen Lynam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Action Plan for Jobs 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Innovation & the Ireland-US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Ireland-US Economic Relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Haughey', 'role': 'TD (The Lower House of the Oireachtas)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Trade] National Risk Assessment 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Communications] Views on the ePrivacy Proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Education Priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conor Quinn', 'role': 'Press Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Employment] Action Plan for Jobs 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aoife Sweeney', 'role': 'Press Adviser (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Marion Mannion', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Ireland-US economic relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Challenge-centric investment in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Talent development challenges and opportunities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Doyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Ireland-US economic relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Marion Mannion', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs