Overwatch Report

Ibec

January–April

[Communications] Social Media

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Michael Brennan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Communications] National policy on telecommunications

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Local Government] Finance SPC work on community wealth building

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathy Quinn', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] Addressing infrastructure deficits facing Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] The timeliness and efficiency of the planning system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Social considerations and use of reserved contracts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Stewart', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Dublin Regional Enterprise Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aidan Blighe', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] The Irish business case for the Unified Patent Court

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] SME perspectives on public procurement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Stewart', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Forty First Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Legislation on Irish participation in the UPC system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Ireland and the Unified Patent Court Agreement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Further legislative requirements for participating in the new pan-European patent system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Preparations for the UPC referendum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Regional adoption of the Dublin Place Brand

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Mac Sweeney', 'role': 'Acting Executive Manager (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Aidan Blighe', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'John Quinlivan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Jason Frehill', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Shaping the work of the European Union Intellectual Property Office

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Kelly', 'role': 'Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Proposed UPC referendum date

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Deferral of the UPC Referendum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Upgrade of the eTenders platform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Stewart', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] OECD Public Governance Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marianne Cassidy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Ibec

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] EU Proposal on Compulsory Licensing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Kelly', 'role': 'Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] The Irish Local Division of the Unified Patent Court

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Business priorities for the all island economy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Émer Deane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for the digital economy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Investment in skills and education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Competitiveness challenges facing European business

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Labour cost competitiveness challenges facing business

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Competitiveness challenges facing business

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Social Protection] Business concerns in relation introduction of pensions autoenrollment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Social Protection] Employer PRSI costs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Social Protection)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs