Overwatch Report

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] US Tariffs and EU Retaliatory Tariffs: Impact on healthcare in Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Recommendations for reform on European Medical Technologies Regulations (MDR)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Impact of European Medical Technologies Regulations (MDR): Multi-nationals and Indigenous start ups

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eugene Lennon', 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Transport] Air connectivity between Dublin and Derry City airports

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Émer Deane', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Athlone Economic Strategy Implementation Advisory Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Kehoe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'John Keogh', 'role': 'Councillor (Roscommon County Council)'} {'name': 'Jean Ryan', 'role': 'Director (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Frankie Keena', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Caitlin Conneely', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Roscommon County Council)'} {'name': 'Jackie Finney', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Westmeath County Council)'} + 2 more

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland letter on digital advertising

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland letter on Coimisiún na Meán's 2025 levy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Niamh Hodnett', 'role': 'Online Safety Commissioner (Coimisiún na Meán)'} {'name': 'Tríona Quill', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Aoife MacEvilly', 'role': 'Commissioner (Coimisiún na Meán)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland engagement with Sinn Féin

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Irish Drinks Export Markets - Government St Patrick's Day missions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 30 more

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland "Lunch & Learn" event with Oireachtas members

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McDowell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Rónán Mullen', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Conor Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'PJ Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Margaret Murphy O'Mahony", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Linda Nelson Murray', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 208 more

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland engagement with Members of the European Parliament

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] White Goods Association position on Online Marketplaces and Simplification

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland engagement with Malcolm Byrne TD on AI policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland letter to the Tánaiste regarding the European Investigation Order (EIO) Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Technology Ireland letter to Minister of State Emer Higgins regarding harnessing the digital and AI revolution to deliver effective and modern public services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] Impact of tariffs on wider industry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] US tariff impact on Irish drinks industry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] EU-US trade relations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Kinsella', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jim O’Toole', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Bord Bia)'} + 3 more

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU single market

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 10 more

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU Omnibus on Sustainability

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU regulatory competitiveness and simplification

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] General EU affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Revision of European Works Councils Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Ibec Competitive Business, Competitive Europe campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aingeal O’Donoghue', 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Cait Moran', 'role': 'Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

Ibec

January–April

[Tourism] Launch of On-Trade Handbook

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Employment] Pay Transparency Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'George Lawlor', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] Launch event BusinessEurope's EU-UK position paper

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] Committee meeting with Ronnie Downes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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