Overwatch Report

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Roundtable on Economic Policies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Invitation to speak with Members

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to Speak at Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to Speak at Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Émer Deane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to Attend Conference Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joseph Hackett', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to Roundtable Discussion

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to Interconnection Event

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] British Irish Summit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] An event with Minister Burke

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Minister spoke at event on Financial Services with Lord Mayor of London

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Invited Taoiseach to speak at Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to speak at Chamber's Members' Day

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caroline Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Spoke at Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Hosted Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Attended Stakeholder Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Attended Enterprise Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] An event with Minister Byrne

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] Discussion UK - Ireland relationship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] A Guest Speaker at a Chamber Event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Local Government] An In conversation Styled event with Minister Peter Burke on Planning Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] A Keynote Address from Minister Coveney at the Chamber's Gala Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Devenish

May–August

[Agriculture] Neale Richmond TD invited members of the Council of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce for a dinner at Leinster House which was held on 15th June.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Submission to Budget Process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with the Tánaiste Post-Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting the Taoiseach to discuss UK - Ireland trade and economic cooperation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Roundtable Discussion with Minister Fleming

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to Minister Harris to speak to an audience of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

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