Scale Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: To highlight issues of relevance to start-ups and scale-ups arising from Scale Ireland's work.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jean Carberry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Gary Tobin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance

Intent: To highlight issues of relevance to start-ups and scale-ups arising from the annual survey.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To ensure issues relevant to start-ups and scaling companies were adequately considered in context of CGT remarks.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Niall O’ Connor (Special Advisor), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Sarah Bardon (Special Adviser), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science

Intent: Activity in relation to Scale Ireland's Budget Proposals For 2026

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Domhnall Cullinan (Director), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: To ensure adequate consultation and facilitation of views of start-ups and scaling companies

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: William Beausang (Assistant Secretary), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jean Carberry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Ellen McGrath (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: To highlight the findings of the report around critical skills gaps.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To ensure issues relevant to start-ups and scaling companies were raised or covered adequately at the Trade Forum

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Clare Mungovan (Special Advisor), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Activity in relation to Scale Ireland's Budget Proposals For 2026

Methods: EmailInformal communicationMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Raise awareness of the importance of issues around trade and tariffs in relation to start-up and scaling companies in the technology sector

Methods: Informal communication

Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Shane Cassells (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; William Beausang (Assistant Secretary), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Intent: Raise awareness of start-ups views on a number of matters of policy matters of relevance in technology ahead of regional summit

Methods: Email