Colm Forde

Colm Forde

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 14

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Most Recent Title
Assistant Secretary
Most Recent Public Body
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
First Seen
17 January 2024
Last Seen
15 September 2026

Observed Titles

Assistant Secretary

Observed Public Bodies

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Current Oireachtas Committee Memberships

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)

Intent: Showcase the benefits of third-party litigation funding in ensuring access to justice and allowing consumers to launch representative actions under the Representative Actions Directive.

Details: Third-party litigation funding

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Meeting with Elaine Lynch, Assistant Principal, Competition and Consumer Policy Unit, Department of Enterprise - Meeting

Intent: Showcase the benefits of third-party litigation funding in ensuring access to justice and allowing consumers to launch representative actions under the Representative Actions Directive.

Details: Third-party litigation funding

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Methods
Meeting with Elaine Lynch, Assistant Principal, Competition and Consumer Policy Unit, Department of Enterprise - Meeting
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: To ensure an awareness of the DBI perspective on current EU policy matters including in relation to the upcoming presidency

Details: EU policy matters

Methods
Regarding DBI perspective on current EU policy matters including in relation to the upcoming presidency. - EmailRegarding DBI perspective on current EU policy matters including in relation to the upcoming presidency. - Event / ReceptionRegarding DBI perspective on current EU policy matters including in relation to the upcoming presidency. - Meeting

Hitachi Energy Ireland Ltd

1 official
2026-05-12

Intent: To persuade the Irish government not to support the inclusion of Grain Oriented Electrical Steel (GOES) in a new EU safeguarding measure for steel, proposed by some member states.

Details: The issue of Grain Oriented Electrical Steel (GOES) in relation to transformers in the electric grid industry.

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Methods
I am requesting a meeting with an official from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment - MeetingIn requesting a meeting with Colm Forde I have e-mailed him on 12 May with a copy of a note setting out Hitachi Energy's concerns with the proposed safeguard measure being prepared by the EU Commission's Directorate General for Trade. - Email

Ibec

1 official
2026-01-21

Intent: Request for Government of Ireland to make a submission to the CJEU.

Details: Potential implications from the preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case C-523/25)

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Methods
Email

Intent: To provide project updates on the Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm project

Details: Offshore Wind Development - Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm project, located on the Kish and Bray Banks approximately 10km from Dublin and Wicklow coasts

Methods
Briefing provided to Deputy Barry Ward regarding progress on Dublin Array. - MeetingCllr. Tuite reached out to the Dublin Array team to outline she would be posting content on social media explaining the project to members of the public. Our team answered some questions from her about the project. - Informal communicationDublin Array project update with DLR Green Party Councillors. - Meeting

Irish Tax Institute

1 official
2025-01-21

Intent: To discuss the burden of regulation for business, in particular for SMEs.

Details: Meeting with officials from the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment) and the Department of the Taoiseach to discuss the regulatory system.

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Methods
Meeting on 19 November 2024. - Meeting