Barry Lowry

Barry Lowry

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 139

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Official Profile

Most Recent Title
Chief Information Officer
Most Recent Public Body
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
First Seen
20 January 2017
Last Seen
15 May 2026

Observed Titles

Assistant SecretaryChief Information Officer

Observed Public Bodies

Department of Public Expenditure and ReformDepartment of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Current Oireachtas Committee Memberships

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Intent: Ireland deploying technical infrastructure locally as part of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI).

Details: Contact with OGCIO regarding Ireland's participation in EBSI

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Email Barry Lowry, OGCIO, on 14/04/2026 to inquire as to how participation in EBSI might be progressed. - Email

Intent: To discuss cybersecurity considerations, including the Microsoft Government Support Programme and Ireland’s approach to cybersecurity with Barry Lowry and also with Jeremy Godfrey

Details: Meetings to discuss cybersecurity and Microsoft's Government Support Programme

Methods
Meeting

Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd

25 officials
2026-01-21
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: To share Microsoft’s perspective on Ireland’s digital and artificial intelligence opportunity. The document outlined the economic and societal benefits of AI and set out high-level considerations relating to infrastructure, skills and responsible AI.

Details: Highlight Ireland's digital and artificial intelligence opportunity and circulation of Microsoft's 'Our Shared Digital Future' paper

Methods
Email

Amazon Web Services

1 official
2026-01-21

Intent: To brief the Government Chief Information Officer on AWS support for public sector digitalisation and to discuss cloud procurement reform, including the possibility of a new cloud-related procurement framework that could facilitate cloud adoption in the public service.

Details: To discuss public sector digitalisation and cloud procurement reform.

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Methods
EmailMeeting

Red Hat Limited

1 official
2026-01-20

Intent: Digital transformation of the Public Sector & Government Discussion

Details: European Public Sector Executive Day

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Methods
Email sent on 4th November 2025 - Email

Oracle EMEA Limited

1 official
2026-01-19

Intent: Provision of information to improve the understanding of and the potential for further use of cloud infrastrcure and services for central government and the public sector, including customer reference case and international best practise.

Details: Briefing on how cloud infrastrucre and services can assist central government and the public sector, with customer refernece case.

Officials
Methods
Virtual meeting with Barry Lowry - Virtual Meeting

Cisco International Limited

2 officials
2026-01-07

Intent: Agree areas where Cisco's Networking Academy and Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme can support new initiatives to upskill citizens in AI and cyber security.

Details: Meeting on digital skills initiatives

Methods
Meeting