Overwatch Report

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] General EU affairs, trade policy and international relations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Aingeal O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Barbara Cullinane', 'role': 'Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] La Hulpe Declaration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Aingeal O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Barbara Cullinane', 'role': 'Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Core funding financial reporting requirements

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Directive 2009/38/EC on European Works Councils

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] European legislation and regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Education and Training] National Training Voucher Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Labour Employer Economic Forum - sub group on Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Louise McGirr', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Labour Employer Economic Forum - sub group on employment regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Finance] Discussion on AI and Capital Markets Union at the Financil Services Ireland and City of London dialogue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Finance] Ireland's Women in Finance Charter

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Finance] Financial services in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] Irish business priorities for World Trade Organization (WTO) 13 Ministerial Conference (MC13)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] Joint Statement, BusinessEurope and US Chamber of Commerce, EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Local Government] Cork City Climate Action Leadership Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ann Doherty', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Fearghal Reidy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Local Government] Economic Strategy for the Regional Centre of Athlone

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caitlin Conneely', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Roscommon County Council)'} {'name': 'Louise Heavin', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Shane Tiernan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Roscommon County Council)'} {'name': 'Barry Kehoe', 'role': 'Interim Chief Executive Officer (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Ambrose Clarke', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (Westmeath County Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Transport] Ibec Submission to the 2013 National Ports Policy Review

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamonn Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Education and Training] Request for great enterprise engagement on board on Research Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sarah Bardon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Dual language labelling on food products

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Industrial decarbonisation, energy infrastructure delivery, energy security, and energy cost competitiveness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Finance] Financial services in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Sharing of Ibec views on industrial decarbonisation pathways, the offshore and net zero opportunity, energy security and energy cost competitiveness

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Finance] Ireland as a location for business.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura McGonigle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Sandra Coleman', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 4 more

Ibec

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Sought opportunity to engage with consultants on CRU review

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Introductory meeting for a number of Ibec Trade Associations with Minister Peter Burke as incoming Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Ibec's cost competitiveness campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] Proposed planning reforms

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Hogan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] Delivering a planning system for better lives, better business

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

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