Overwatch Report

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Meeting with the Tainaiste to discuss FBN's 2022 Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Employment] Meeting with the Tainaiste as part of his Business and State Agency Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] We sent a report 'The Family Business Sentiment Report'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] 8th January 2020 Met with Minister D'Arcy and Officials to discuss business insurance costs.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Caroline Hofman', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

January–April

[Employment] 15/4/2020 phone call to the minister

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

January–April

[Employment] 20.04.2020 Phone call to the Minister

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

January–April

[Budgetary matters] 03.04.2020 Dissemination of the FBN Submission to the Programme for Government Talks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Caitríona Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ed Brophy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] 22.04.2020 Request to speak at FBN seminar

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Submission to the Government on the Upcoming July Stimulus

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting on the negotiations for the Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] A Meeting with Sinn Fein on the issues impacting family busineses

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Imelda Munster', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] a Letter Congratulating the Taoiseach on his Election

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] To invite the Minister to speak with Family Busiunesses leaders

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Request for the Minister to speak at the FBN Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[EU Affairs] Email to invite the Minister to speak to FBN on Brexit Developments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Employment] Phone call to the Minister

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Minister Humphreys took part in a fireside chat at the FBN Conference on - Reforms for Recovery

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] The FBN 2021 Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Derek Moran', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] To inform the Public Represenative of the Value and Positive impact Family Businesses make to Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Business Priorities for the National Economic Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] The Minister spoke at the Chamber Conference Deal or No Deal: We’ve Always Traded and We Always Will

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Trade] 12 June: Meeting with Senator Padraig O'Ceidigh

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig Ó Céidigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

May–August

[Trade] 15 July: Meeting with Minister D'Arcy in Wexford

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Family Business Network Ireland Limited

September–December

[Trade] 23rd December 2019 conversation with Minister Michael D'Arcy regarding the impact of insurance costs on family businesses

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

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