Irish Venture Capital Association

Total Lobbying Efforts: 15

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2025-05-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Des Carville (Head of Unit), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Policies to encourage the mobilisation of private capital
Methods: Meeting, Letter, Email
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Measures to mobilise private capital to equity investment
2025-01-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Policies to enhance the private capital base in Ireland available to invest in SME's
Methods: Unknown
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Email to newly elected TD's
2024-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Inclusion of policies to mobilise investment to high potential indigenous firms in budget 2025
Methods: Email, Meeting
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Pre Budget Submission
2024-06-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Exchange of Information on the impact of EIIS policy changes
Methods: Meeting
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Podcast and Discussion
2024-01-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Enterprise policy favorable to high potential start-ups in Munster
Methods: Event / Reception
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Munster Policy Lab
2023-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Policies to increase private funding to funds and SME's
Methods: Submission
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Pre Budget Submission
2023-01-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Damien English (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: New policy to mobilise Auto Enrolment Irish pension fund savings to Irish SME's
Methods: Meeting
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Budget 2023 - Opt in for new entrants to Irish pension scheme to funds investing in Irish SME'S
2022-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Des Carville (Head of Unit), Department of Finance; Jean Carberry (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Grant Sweetnam (Special Adviser), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: New policy to mobilise Irish pension fund savings to Irish SME's
Methods: Email
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Budget 2023 - Opt in for new entrants to Irish pension scheme to funds investing in Irish SME'S
2022-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Des Carville (Head of Unit), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: A review of the thresholds for merger notification, and changes to the simplified notification procedure.
Methods: Letter, Informal communication
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The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 and the development of competition law in Ireland
2021-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Formation of a Working Group
Methods: Email
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Budget 2022 - Proposal to establish an Institutional Investment in Innovative Firms Working Group