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2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Brendan Gleeson (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Advancing these important opportunities to grow trade, particularly post Brexit and threat of US Tariffs and other protectionist developments. Ireland must support free, open trade.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Ireland moving forward to approve CETA (Comprehensive Econ & Trade Agreement with Canada |
| — | Mercusor and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) |
| — |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Discussion on the positive impact if a Sanitary and Phyto Standards (SPS) deal can be agreed between EU and UK
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister for Enterprise Tourism & Employment with British Chambers of Commerce and Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Expressing the importance of continued investment in Shared Island initiatives such as A5 road upgrade and Narrow Water bridge
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister for Enterprise Tourism & Employment with British Chambers of Commerce and Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Raising awareness of the potential impacts of US Administration tariffs and EU Retaliation on Northern Ireland businesses
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister for Enterprise Tourism & Employment with British Chambers of Commerce and Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To raise awareness that the current timeline creates significant legal uncertainty for businesses.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Raising the issue of the current timeline for the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To highlight that protecting critical infrastructure is a competitiveness issue
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The importance of protecting critical State infrastructure |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To lower the costs of decarbonising, unlock market confidence and enable the acceleration in the delivery of clean energy
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Linkage of the EU and UK Emission Trading Schemes |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To highlight the economic costs of stalled progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, including climate action
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals |
2025-05-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: To raise awareness of the benefits of the Unified Patent Court for businesses and obtain a commitment from Government to hold a referendum regarding the Unified Patent Court.
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The economic benefits of the Unified Patent Court for businesses. |
2025-05-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Thomas Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Call on Government to commit to ratifying the CETA and Mercosur Free Trade Agreements.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Proposal to ratify the CETA and Mercosur Free Trade Agreements. |
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