Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 89)
Irish SME Association
2025-10-20
Intent: Request for Minister for Enterprise to attend ISME Annual Lunch
Details: ISME annual lunch
Officials: Peter Burke, Declan Hughes
Methods: Email
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: Fully support progressing but need to ensure any legislation to approve CETA - the EU's Trade agreement with Canada - reflects on the implications for our obligations under the Washington Convention to which Ireland is a signatory
Details: Proposed legislation solution for Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Officials: Declan Hughes, Brian Keegan, Maeve von Heynitz, John Shaw
Methods: Informal communication, Email
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: Highlight the negative impact of tariff increases on investment, supply chains, and market confidence.
Details: Proposed increase in tariffs on EU imports by the United States.
Officials: Declan Hughes, David Moloney, Joe Hackett, Brendan Gleeson, John Callinan
Methods: Meeting
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: Emphasise the need to preserve openness and reliability in EU-US trade to support global economic stability.
Details: Strategic importance of the EU-US trade relationship in the global rules-based trading system.
Officials: Declan Hughes, Joe Hackett, John Callinan, David Moloney, Brendan Gleeson
Methods: Meeting
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: Enable Irish innovators to access a simplified and cost-effective system for protecting intellectual property.
Details: Support for a referendum on Ireland’s membership in the EU Unified Patent Court.
Officials: Thomas Byrne, Matt Carthy, John Lahart, Declan Hughes, Joe Hackett, David Moloney
Methods: https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EU-Priorities-2025-1.pdf https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Position-Paper-on-Digital-Simplification-22-August-25.pdf - Informal communication, https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EU-Priorities-2025-1.pdf https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Position-Paper-on-Digital-Simplification-22-August-25.pdf - Letter, https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EU-Priorities-2025-1.pdf https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Position-Paper-on-Digital-Simplification-22-August-25.pdf - Submission, ...
Q4PR
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-21
Intent: Discuss concerns about State/CRU connections policy
Details: Introduction to Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Officials: Emer Higgins, Timmy Dooley, Declan Hughes, Darragh O'Brien
Methods: Email, Meeting
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-20
Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.
Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the need for increased investment in water and wastewater infrastructure with the commitment of a multi-annual funding structure and for various consenting regimes to be streamlined to create efficiencies , ...
Officials: Ken Spratt, David Moloney, John Hogan, Declan Hughes, Graham Doyle
Methods: Letter, Meeting, https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf , https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/250821-Chambers-Ireland-Submission-to-JCDETE.pdf - Submission
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-20
Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.
Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the necesity for optimised investment in capital projects and infrastructure, greater transparency and an open approach to infrastructure funding models.
Officials: John Hogan, Ken Spratt, David Moloney, Declan Hughes, Graham Doyle
Methods: Letter, https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf , https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/250821-Chambers-Ireland-Submission-to-JCDETE.pdf - Submission
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-20
Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.
Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the need for increased investment in water and wastewater infrastructure with the commitment of a multi-annual funding structure and for various consenting regimes to be streamlined to create efficiencies , ...
Officials: Ken Spratt, David Moloney, Declan Hughes, Graham Doyle, John Hogan
Methods: Letter, Meeting, https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf , https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/250821-Chambers-Ireland-Submission-to-JCDETE.pdf - Submission
Chambers Ireland
2025-09-20
Intent: To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.
Details: To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the necesity for optimised investment in capital projects and infrastructure, greater transparency and an open approach to infrastructure funding models.
Officials: Ken Spratt, David Moloney, John Hogan, Declan Hughes, Graham Doyle
Methods: Letter, https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf , https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/250821-Chambers-Ireland-Submission-to-JCDETE.pdf - Submission