Overwatch Report

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[EU Affairs] Digital Operational Resilience Act

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Communications] Ireland's National Digital Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Communications] Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Carbon free energy briefing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Local Government] Electoral Reform Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Dónall Geoghegan', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 1 more

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU digital legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[Communications] Ireland's National Digital Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Murphy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 2 more

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] European Digital Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[Communications] EU and national digital regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Tríona Quill', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] European digital strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[Communications] Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} + 2 more

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Communications] Audio-Visual Media Services Directive and Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Power', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Communications] Submission to the Future of Media Commission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Finance] International and EU tax developments

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[EU Affairs] European digital strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maeve Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[Communications] Presentation on Google Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'John McGahon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU Copyright Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] European Digital Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[Communications] Online safety

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Other

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[Finance] International developments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] Copyright

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[Communications] Online Safety / AVMS Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Digital policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Communications] Online regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Carroll', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] Policy to support digital innovation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'John Carroll', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Google Ireland Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] e-Evidence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] Digital Single Market

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[Communications] Online safety

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ross Elwood', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Suzanne Coogan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Google Ireland Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] Copyright

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Conlon (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

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