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2025-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To secure the meeting and learn about what will be involved with the summit and find out if there is a role that our organisation can play in supporting, participating in or informing the main events.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Requesting a Meeting with official to discuss plans for upcoming UK-Ireland Summit |
2025-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Provide opportunity for the Department to engage with leading FS firms in Ireland as part of the ongoing public consultation for the Government's Ireland Finance Strategy 2030.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invited Official from the Dept. to engage with our members at an informative roundtable about the Government's public consultation on Irelands FS strategy for 2030 |
2025-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: For the Minister to an inform a largely British audience about Irish HER Policy and how he plans to strengthen the working and collaborative nature between sectors in Ireland and UK.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invited to Speak at our Annual Higher Education and Research Conference in London |
2025-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: For The Minister to address our Conference audience and outline the Government's position in relation to their respective mandate (Trade, Finance, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Public Expenditure, Energy and Enterprise) and how this would benefit the business community in Ireland and appeal to investors from the UK.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invited to Speak at our Annual Trade Conference in Dublin |
2025-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: For the Government to implement appropriate policies outlined in our submission to make Ireland a more attractive place to invest in, and to strengthen the relationship both economic and political with the UK.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sent Pre Budget Submission with proposals to strengthen UK-Ireland trade and investment. Measures included strengthening and securing the Irish economy through fiscal discipline in current expenditure |
| — | while safeguarding capital spending for key infrastructure projects. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: John McCarthy (Chief Economist), Department of Finance
Intent: To discuss national macro economic policy, and share members' concerns about threats to the economy from tariffs, competitiveness, taxation
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Held roundtable discussion with Chamber members |
2025-05-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: For Government to establish a joint investment fund, conduct a government-led economic review, create a private sector-led trade task force, and implement a civil servant secondment programme, with the aim of adopting these initiatives at the UK-Ireland Summit in March.::Invited Ministers to speak at sector specific events including Higher Education and Financial Services, outlining government policy in this area for our members.
Methods: Informal communication, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sent paper with proposals to strengthen UK-Ireland trade and investment. |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Met to discuss upcoming British Irish Summit and feed in the priorities of our members. Discussed Chamber policy which would boost the UK-Ireland Trade , such as a bilateral economic review, a civil servant secondment programme, and a bilateral cooperation fund,
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | British Irish Summit |
2025-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Highlight issues for British Irish Trade to party negotiators for the formation of the Programme for Government, covering issues such as business and personal taxation, strengthening British Irish relations politically and economically, cross border workers and delivery of critical infrastructure
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Programme for Government |
2024-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Invited to speak to an event on electricity and gas interconnection
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to Interconnection Event |
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