Overwatch Report

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Trade] 16 July 2019: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Reception in London

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Trade] 22 July 2019: Climate Change Event in Glencairn

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 5 September 2019: Address by An Taoiseach at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 18 September: Pre-Budget Lunch with Minister Paschal Donohoe TD on the Chamber’s pre-Budget submission.

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

[Trade] 30 September 2019 Policy Dinner with Minister Michael D'Arcy on Financial Services

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 3rd September 2019 Meeting at Business to Arts Awards

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 4th September 2019 Meeting with Senators Neal Richmond & Gerry Horkan at British Embassy garden party

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerry Horkan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 6th September 2019 Met Simon Coveney / Adrian O'Neill at British Irish Association Event in UK

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 1st October 2019 met Ambassador Adrian O'Neill at Irish Embassy reception at Conservative Party Conference Manchester UK

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 4th October 2019 met Philip O'Callaghan at British Irish Chamber of Commerce offices Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 15th October 2019 British Irish Chamber of Commerce submission on Brexit preparedness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 18th October 2019 Met Sean Crowe TD at South Dublin Chamber of Commerce business awards

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 21st October 2019 Lord Mayor address at event in British Irish Chamber of Commerce Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 6th November 2019 lunchtime meeting with Minister Stanton to advise of launch of Board Apprentice initiative

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 18th November 2019 Keynote Speech by Minister Mitchell O'Connor at Higher Education Research Conference 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 20th November 2019 Speech and engagement with Minister Creed at Q3 British Irish Chamber of Commerce Council Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 20th November 2019 Met Minister Heather Humphries Met at launch Women in Leadership event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 26th November 2019 Met An Tanaister Simon Coveney, Minister Richard Bruton. Met at Cork Chamber Dublin Dinner

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 28th November 2019 Met Minister Pascal Donohoe & Ambassador Adrian O'Neill at Reception at Irish Embassy in London

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Adrian O'Neill", 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 8th December 2019 met Senator Gerry Horkan at German Embassy reception in Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerry Horkan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 16th December 2019 Meeting with Philip Kelly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 12th December 2019 meeting with Eamonn Molloy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

September–December

[Trade] 15th October 2019 met Minister Michael D'Arcy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] Networking events and meetings to promote the Chamber's paper 'How to Make Brexit Work for All: Big Principles for a Strong Brexit Partnership'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Series of Seminar events across different sectors related to Brexit- #Agenda2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Various meetings with Oireachtas Members and Department Officials.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Adrian O'Neill", 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 1 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting with Michael Manley at 'The Future of the UK-Ireland Energy Relationship' Event, London

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Manley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Contact with Darragh O'Brien to secure engagement with UK delegation brought over by Fianna Fáil

Public Officials Lobbied

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

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Emails followed by Meeting with Philip Kelly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Meeting with Deputy Stephen Donnelly and Deputy Declan Breathnach to update them on Brexit issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Declan Breathnach', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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