Overwatch Report

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Long-term care policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Ibec's recommendations on care, working carers and the care sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 201 more

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Enterprise policy for drinks manufacturing sector

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Alcohol labelling

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Melia', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Food industry priorities and preparations for GB border controls / export health certification

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Policy Priorities of the Food and Drink Sector 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

Ibec

January–April

[Food] EU Policy Priorities of the Food and Drink Sector 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Challenges facing the food industry and impacting on its competitiveness

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Experience Economy ‘More than meets the Eye’ economic insights Report 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Gender pay gap reporting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Ibec's priorities on matters impacting equality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Drinks Ireland Pride of Place reception

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dan Boyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland's view on the Digital Services Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland request support from Maria Walsh MEP on amendments to the GDPR enforcement proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Food and drink industry policy priorities 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland request extension on submission to DETE's National Semiconductor Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland seeks clarification from Department of Public Expenditure and Reform about Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) framework

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Regional meeting regarding policy priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 20 more

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland writes to the Minister for Justice regarding the European Investigation Order (EIO) directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Patrick Cluskey', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Justice)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Ireland's application to host seat of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brenda McVeigh', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Ibec Global outputs and services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Women in Financial Crime Compliance Sector

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Digital Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Education and Training] Skills development & initiatives in the mid west region.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Leddin', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] Email re Ministers participation at the Property Industry Ireland Annual Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] D9+ is a group of likeminded EU member states on digital policy. Ireland held the chairship of the group in H1, 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] European Commission Report on GDPR consultation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (‘NIS2’) requirements

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Benefits of Cloud Infrastructure in Irelands economy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McCarthy (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Agriculture] Water Quality priorities for the dairy industry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

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