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2025-05-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Gary Tobin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Siobhan Russell (Adviser to Minister), Department of Transport; Frank Maughan (Advisory Counsel), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Sharing insights and maintaining the courage of Irish and European convictions that business can be a force for positive change.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Regulatory changes at EU level |
| — | our submission reflects our distilled insights from engaging with corporates in their compliance journey. |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We intended to ensure awareness of our ideas related to training and education with the Deputy and Sinn Féin.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To share the proposed BITCI ideas for consideration of political parties ahead of the 2024 General Election. |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We intended to ensure awareness of our social protection ideas with the Deputy and Green Party.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To share the proposed BITCI ideas on social protection for consideration of political parties ahead of the 2024 General Election. |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Inclusion of our recommendations to progress commitments to social inclusion to the political party’s election manifestos’.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Inclusion of our social inclusion asks in forthcoming election manifesto. |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Inclusion of our recommendations to progress commitments to environmental sustainability to the political party’s election manifestos’.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Inclusion of our asks in forthcoming election manifesto. |
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To spread knowledge of the P-Tech programme and share the positive impacts to students being achieved throughout the pilot programme.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Paul Donnelly |
| — | TD expressed an interest in learning more about our P-Tech educational programme. |
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: 1. Inform the DPOs on the purpose and activities of Business in the Community Ireland to-date, specifically in relation to sustainable and responsible business practices; 2. Understand the models of engagement and collaboration between these Departments/Agencies and third parties with a view of considering a potential collaboration with Business in the Community Ireland and 3. Share views/perspectives on how businesses in Ireland are evolving on the practice of responsible business practice.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discuss the work of Business in the Community Ireland. |
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: 1. Understanding by the Minister of the work carried out by Business in the Community Ireland under the EPIC programme, which is a DCEDIY-funded programme; 2. Exchange and dialogue with some of the participants of the EPIC Programme, to see first-hand the work done, the results and how Business in the Community Ireland supports IPAs and Ukrainians into employment and employability and 3) Appraise the Minister on the funding situation of the DCEDIY-funded programmes and future developments.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Visit to BITCI offices to meet participants of the Employment Programmes. |
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: William Beausang (Assistant Secretary), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: A partnership agreement between Business in the Community Ireland the DFHERIS regarding funding to support integration of Ukrainians through employment and employability supports
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discuss potential funding collaboration. |
2024-01-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: We spoke about the upcoming EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting and offered advice on how best it can be implemented in Ireland – the Directive relates to issues of company law and disclosure.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion of the upcoming CSRD Directive on sustainability disclosure. |
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