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2025-09-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To ensure that SME Internet Providers and Stakeholders such as Hosting providers are adequately considered in the Upcomming DNA in the EU.Push back against any Network Fees / Fair Share Re-incarnation in the form of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms,encourage consideration of SMEs in any revision of the EECC and the DNA, Encourage license Exempt Spectrum allocations in the EU (particularly in relation to Upper 6GHz Band Simplification and Standardisation for Internet Standards.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Responding to EU Consultation on the DNA |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: wanted a meeting to discuss the plight of SME ISPs who have been serving rural ireland and perhaps the Government would adopt a more fair policy and offset the negative effects on competition that has been concentrated on a few SME FWA ISPs in Rural Ireland.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for Meeting to explore options to support networks that are being overbuilt by the NBP |
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To help resolve the issues created for SME FWA ISPs by the NBP. ::To ensure that any negative consequences for SME ISPs are offset by positive measures for SME ISPs
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Asking DECC to work with SME FWA ISPs Remediate issues associated with the NBP for SME FWA ISPs |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Richard Browne (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To secure funds to improve the Conference and promote BSD as an OpenSource Platform that many commercial companies benefit from, and to promote Ireland as a centre of Excellence for BSD Licensed Software Development.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Asking Irish Govt to support the EuroBSDCon in Dublin because of the importance of BSD for the Internet |
| — | and for Security of Computing in General |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Asking DECC to work with SME FWA ISPs in relation to the implementation of the GIA (gigabit Infrastructure Act) and see if there are opportunities to remediate harm done to SME ISPs by the NBP
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Asking DECC to work with SME FWA ISPs in relation to the implementation of the GIA (gigabit Infrastructure Act) |
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Intent: To help resolve the issues created for SME FWA ISPs by the NBP. ::To ensure that any negative consequences for SME ISPs are offset by positive measures for SME ISPs
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Asking DECC to work with SME FWA ISPs Remediate issues associated with the NBP for SME FWA ISPs |
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Intent: To help resolve the issues created for SME FWA ISPs by the NBP. ::To ensure that any negative consequences for SME ISPs are offset by positive measures for SME ISPs
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Asking DECC to work with SME FWA ISPs Remediate issues associated with the NBP for SME FWA ISPs |