Overwatch Report

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Vodafone Report - Digitalisation an Opportunity for Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Hegarty', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Alan Ahearne', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ed Brophy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 2 more

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Communications] Engagement discussed data flows and trade, as well as non-personal data and Brexit.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] United States ICTS Executive Order

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Woods', 'role': 'Director (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'John Newham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Fergal Mythen', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Correspondence regarding the EU's Digital Decade Targets.

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': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Alan Ahearne', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 4 more

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Communications] Meeting to discuss the importance of digital infrastructure, Vodafone's support for the digitalisation of public services and the importance of digital skills.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] European Commission Data Governance Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Employment] An overview of Vodafone's Jobseekers.Connected Hub to provide supports for those impacted by COVID, who are seeking employment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Hurley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'David Hegarty', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence an overview of the launch of the Vodafone/ISPCC 'Digital Ready Hub' – a comprehensive online hub of resources for parents and carers to learn more about how they can support children and young people to have a safe, positive, online experience.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Patrick Cluskey', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 2 more

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Vodafone position paper on 'Understanding 5G Security in the EU'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Dermot Woods', 'role': 'Director (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Clare Tiernan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}

Vodafone Ireland

May–August

[Communications] Digital Decade 2030 and EU Industrial Strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Vodafone Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Briefing to outline details of Vodafone's network being powered by renewable electricity and our commitment to move to 'net zero' carbon emissions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Vodafone Ireland

May–August

[Communications] Briefing on Vodafone's 'Enhancing Rural Connectivity’ report.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Vodafone Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Briefing to outline key findings of the Vodafone commissioned report, 'The contribution of National Recovery and Resilience Plans to achieving Europe's Digital Decade ambition'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Hegarty', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Alan Ahearne', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Vodafone Ireland

May–August

[Communications] Sharing of Vodafone response to the EC Questionnaire on OpenRAN security and follow up briefing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Woods', 'role': 'Director (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Clare Tiernan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}

Vodafone Ireland

May–August

[Communications] Briefing meeting to provide an overview of Vodafone network improvements and infrastructure rollout, SIRO rollout, reestablishment of the Mobile & Broadband Taskforce and other key policy areas.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Vodafone Ireland

May–August

[Communications] Vodafone paper on NIS2 Directive.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Dermot Woods', 'role': 'Director (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Communications] Sharing of European telecoms CEOs letter and correspondence on the introduction of Apple Private Relay feature.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement as part of IDA trade mission to the UK. Discussion also covered a number of key policy areas including Shared Rural Network and the SIRO phase 2 rollout programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Sharing of correspondence in relation to relief on the purchase of spectrum licenses.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Ahearne', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Reform of Internation Tax Rules (OECD consultation)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Emma Cunningham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Communications] European Commission's proposal for the 2030 Policy Programme 'Path to the Digital Decade’.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement to outline our proposal for a Shared Rural Networks, supports for the digitisation of SMEs and the European Commission's proposal for the 2030 Policy Programme 'Path to the Digital Decade’.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] EU Competitiveness and eligibility of EU Digital Funds.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Maeve Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Patricia Coleman', 'role': 'Director (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Communications] Report of the Committee on the Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Communications] Contact regarding deeds of variation for the upgrading of equipment on 8 existing Garda sites.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Christine Comiskey', 'role': 'Assistant Chief State Solicitor (The Office of the Chief State Solicitor)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Sharing of Vodafone position paper, 'Building an Open RAN ecosystem for Europe'.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Dermot Woods', 'role': 'Director (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Clare Tiernan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Communications] Engagement to provide an overview of our Shared Rural Network proposal, support for the Digitalisation of SMEs & relevant policy and our HiDigital programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Sharing of a joint letter from European telco CEOs calling on EU policymakers and Member States to closely align the region’s digital ambitions with a policy and regulatory ecosystem allowing delivery.

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)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Communications] Engagement to provide an overview of our Shared Rural Network proposal, Hi Digital Programme, position on the focus for the Mobile & Broadband Taskforce.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Vodafone Ireland

September–December

[Communications] Engagement to provide an overview of our Shared Rural Network proposal, to address voice and data network coverage across the country.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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