Overwatch Report

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] 22.04.2020 Request to speak at British Irish Chamber of Commerce event

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] 03.04.2020 Dissemination of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Submission to the Programme for Government Talks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Caitríona Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Edward Brophy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} + 7 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Trade] 07.05.2020 To inform the Minister about the British Irish Chamber of Commerce’s policy advocacy regarding trade development between Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] 19.02.2020 Discussion on Services in the EU- UK negotiations

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Tourism] 05.05.2020 To ask the Minisrter to participate in a Zoom Seminar on the EU's response to COVID-19 and Brexit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Trade] Request to have the Minister Open our Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Arts] Letter of Congrats

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[EU Affairs] Meeting with the Minister

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letter to the Minister For Financial Services Requesting a Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Trade] a Letter Congratulating the Taoiseach on his Election

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Education and Training] Letter to Minister Harris congratulating him on his appoitment as Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Research

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Submission to the Government on the Upcoming July Stimulus T

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[EU Affairs] Speaking with the Minister on developments in relationtion to EU - UK Trade Negotiations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Finance] To speak to the Minister for Finance on Government POilicy in relation to UK - Irish trade and the Consequences of Brexit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Budgetary matters] The British Irish Chamber of Commerce 2021 Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Derek Moran', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Education and Training] We asked the Minister to participate in a zoom conversation with members on UK - Ireland Research Collaboration.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[EU Affairs] Attended the Brexit stakeholder Fotum

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[EU Affairs] To ask the Minister to participate in a Zoom event on Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Attended the discussion on the National Economic Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[EU Affairs] The Minister spoke at an event 'In Conversation with Minister Thomas Byrne TD

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[EU Affairs] The Minister spoke at the Chamber Conference Deal or No Deal: We’ve Always Traded and We Always Will

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 18 January: Killarney Economic Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Ports Policy Paper (January and April 2019)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Helen Blake', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 12 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 24 January: #Agenda Financial Services Seminar in Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 25 January: UK-Ireland Ports and Transit Forum in the Port of Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 5 February: Meeting with Deputy David Cullinane TD

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 6 February: Meeting with Minister Josepha Madigan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 11 February: M1 Corridor event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 12 February: Meeting with President Michael D. Higgins and Ambassador Adrian O'Neill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Adrian O'Neill", 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 15 February: All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

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