Overwatch Report

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Manufacturing policy priorities of the Food and Drink Industry for the Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Trade Policy Priorities of the Food and Drink Sector 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Food and drink industry policy priorities 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Meeting with Agri-food Regulator

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Niamh Lenehan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (An Rialálaí Agraibhia - Agri Food Regulator)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Food Vision 2030 - Implementation of issues of relevance to the food processing sectors

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Priorities relating to the EU Vision for Agriculture and Food

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Small Firms Association on rising costs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jenny McCormack', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'George Lawlor', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 29 more

Ibec

January–April

[Agriculture] Concerns about low levels of afforestation and improving the national forestry programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Agriculture] Government support for the forest sector following Storm Eowyn

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Policy supports required for the Experience Economy sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Industry progress under Food Vision 2030

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jim O’Toole', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Bord Bia)'} {'name': 'Prof. Frank O’Mara', 'role': 'Director (Teagasc)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 1 more

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Food Drink Ireland priorities for Department of Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Food Drink Ireland priorities for Progamme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] Threat of Tariffs on EU products exported to USA.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Stephen Kinsella', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 1 more

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Engineering Industries Ireland meeting in Brussels with MEP at Ibec St Patricks Event to present our policy priorities on March 19th 2025 in the European Parliament

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Taxation] Early discussions on business priorities for Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] European Parliament Innovation in Construction and Housing

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] National Planning Framework and Planning and Development Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Hogan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ciara Phelan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Digital and AI Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Shane Cassells', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Meetings on D9+, a group of likeminded EU member states on digital policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Cassells', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Anne Derwin', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Implementation of EU AI Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Agriculture] Market Access for beef, sheep and pork, poultry to various markets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Agriculture] Animal By-Products legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Sheahan', 'role': 'Director of Operations (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'James Choiseul', 'role': 'Head of Agricultural Laboratories (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Agriculture] Briefing of Ireland's elected MEPs on water quality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more

Ibec

January–April

[Agriculture] Challenges facing meat sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brian Purcell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 3 more

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] Calling for Irish Government to support the exclusion of medical technologies (and inputs to medical technology products) from reciprocal EU tariffs.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Taxation] Business Tax Stakeholder Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] National Life Sciences Strategy for Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Impact of US Tariffs and European Medical Technologies Regulations (MDR) on sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Retaliatory Tariffs: Impact on healthcare in Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 5 more

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