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Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland letter on the public consultation on the Review of the WEEE and Batteries Producer Responsibility Schemes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Food] Meeting with Agri-food Regulator

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Lenehan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (An Rialálaí Agraibhia - Agri Food Regulator)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Food] Additional powers for Agri-food regulator

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Food] Policy priorities of the food and drink sector for the forthcoming EU Presidency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Roundtable with the Global Online Safety Regulators Network

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Hodnett', 'role': 'Online Safety Commissioner (Coimisiún na Meán)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Shared Ibec's Open for Business campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] Meeting with Fianna Fail agriculture delegation in Brussels

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU Presidency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Aingeal O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] General EU affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aidan Davitt', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eileen Lynch', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] Share Ibec's priorities for Irish Presidency of the EU

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Trade] Request for a meeting with Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America Geraldine Byrne Nason

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Geraldine Byrne Nason', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Trade] Share views on EU's steel overcapacity instrument

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Morris', 'role': 'Director (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Trade] EU Trade and Investment policy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

September–December

[Trade] Trade and US tariffs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU labour market and social policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Yvonne White', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Trade] Engagement on Ibec's Trade Policy priorities paper for Irish Presidency of the EU

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Liam Morris', 'role': 'Director (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Trade] Sharing Ibec views on EU CBAM

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Environment] Exchange views on EU Environmental Omnibus

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] Ibec Europe and Global Focus publication

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 10 more

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU single market

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] Omnibus I: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland letter on regulation of online platforms

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Engineering Industries Ireland Budget 2026 submission

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] Omnibus I

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] Single Market event with Minister Burke

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Education and Training] STEM Engagement Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] BioPharmaChem Impact 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Employment] Adequate Minimum Wage Directive - Action Plan on Collective Bargaining

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Yvonne White', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] BioPharmaChem - Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Artificial Intelligence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Geoghegan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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