Overwatch Report

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] A Keynote Address from Minister Coveney at the Chamber's Gala Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Devenish

May–August

[Agriculture] Neale Richmond TD invited members of the Council of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce for a dinner at Leinster House which was held on 15th June.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Submission to Budget Process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with the Tánaiste Post-Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting the Taoiseach to discuss UK - Ireland trade and economic cooperation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Roundtable Discussion with Minister Fleming

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to Minister Harris to speak to an audience of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] To ask the Minister to speak at the Chamber's Brexit Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Brexit Stakeholder Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Education and Training] UK - Ireland Collaboration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] We asked the Minister to participate in a zoom conversation with members on the Road to Net Zero

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To ask the Minister to deliver the Keynote Address for the Chamber's Online Conference on All-Island Infrastructure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Submission to the NDP Review

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] To ask Frances Fitzgerald to participate in a private Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Budgetary matters] To invite the Minister to participate in a roudtable on the Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] We asked the Sec General to speak at our conference on Developing all-Island Infrastructure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Roundtable Discussion on the Shared Island Unit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aingeal O’Donoghue', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Roundtable Discussion with the Minister for Finance in advance of Budget 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Roundtable Discussion with Commissioner McGuinnes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] The British Irish Chamber of Commerce 2022 Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 3 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Appeared in front of the Seanad Brexit Commitee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Invitation to Speak at the Beyond Brexit Series

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Agriculture] Minister speaking at a Chamber Event: The Road to Cop: The Role of the Agri-Food Sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to the Minister on the Shared Island Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Meeting with the Tainaiste to discuss the BICC's 2022 Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Meeting with the Tainaiste as part of his Business and State Agency Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Education and Training] Meeting of the Minister for Higher Education and Research's Creating Our Future Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 8th January 2020 Dissemination of Brexit Policy Paper - How to Make Brexit Work for All Part 2: Signposts for Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Finance] 8th January 2020 Meeting with Minister Michael D'Arcy and officials to discuss impacts on financial services sector brought about by migration of CSD to Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Caroline Hofman', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 8th January 2020 Dissemination of Brexit Policy Paper - How to Make Brexit Work for All Part 2: Signposts for Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 148 more

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