Overwatch Report

Ibec

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] OECD Public Governance Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marianne Cassidy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Local Government] Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Lacey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] CSI’s Policy proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Offering Ibec's assistance in the running of the constitutional referendum to ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Art O’Leary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Electoral Commission)'}

Ibec

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Shared issues arising regarding Stamp 1G

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Lahiff', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Justice)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy policy priorities to support the all island economy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Sustainability reporting omnibus

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Renewable Heat Obligation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Business and investment priorities for the West region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Investment, housing and infrastructure priorities for the South East region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ciara Phelan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Investment and energy priorities for Mid-West Region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Investment priorities in infrastructure and skills for the North West region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Impact of US tariffs on the Irish economy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Business priorities in the Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Marie Keating Foundation

January–April

[Health] MKF continues to advocate for the implementation for the Public Health Alcohol Act and voiced our serious concerns about proposals to delay the introduction of Ireland’s world-leading regulations of alcohol products with health information. This follows calls from the business lobbying group, IBEC, in relation to concerns about trading tariffs.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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] Supports for short-time working

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'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': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine

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)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Climate, Environment and Energy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Finance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Minister of Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Mary Hurley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for the Department of Transport

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Priorities for Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Defence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Defence)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Agri-Food Regulator

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Lobbying Tracker

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