Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 17)
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: Communicate food industry priorities in relation to increased costs, ongoing trade and supply disruptions and wider competitiveness pressures for Budget 2026
Details: Food Drink Ireland Budget 2026 priorities
Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Martin Heydon, Brendan Gleeson, Maria Dunne, Declan Hughes, Dermot Mulligan, Jim O’Toole, Prof. Frank O’Mara, ...
Methods: Email
Bookselling Ireland
2025-09-19
Intent: To include bookshops in the Culture Card and include booksellers in taskforce to progress its implementation.To increase funding for school libraries and ensure that some funding is ringfenced for spending in local bookshops.to increase funding for Foras na Gaeilge and ensure funding is ringfenced for Áis to fully support Irish language literature. To reform the commercial rates system and commit to monitoring its support of SMEs in town centres.
Details: Pre-budget submission in relation to rates, funding for Foras na Gaeilge and school libraries and to include bookshops in the culture card scheme.
Officials: Pearse Doherty, Rose Conway-Walsh, Dermot Mulligan, Alan Kelly, John Kennedy, James O'Connor, Paul Donnelly, Paschal Donohoe, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting with John Kennedy and Jerry Falvey specifically in relation to the inclusion of bookshops in the culture card scheme. - Meeting
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2025-09-18
Intent: Emphasised the impact of international trade disputes on Dublin businesses, advocating for additional supports and strong leadership from Government
Details: Circulated Dublin Chamber's Q2 Business Outlook Survey to all T.D.s, Councillors, Senators and relevant Senior Civil Servants
Officials: Declan Hughes, John Shaw, Dermot Mulligan, David Hegarty, Clare Costello, John Hogan, Scline Scott, Oliver Gilvarry, ...
Methods: Dublin Chamber Q2 Business Outlook Report - https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/Submissions/DC_Q2BusinessOutlookReport.pdf?ver=1pJ7ZG-rmcx5xMq-iKMztg%3d%3d - Email
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2025-09-18
Intent: Highlighted survey data showing that employers are losing both current staff and potential recruits due to the lack of affordable housing in Dublin, and called for more housing units to be delivered in the Greater Dublin Area to accommodate the workforce
Details: Circulated Dublin Chamber's Q2 Business Outlook Survey to all T.D.s, Councillors, Senators and relevant Senior Civil Servants
Officials: Declan Hughes, John Shaw, Dermot Mulligan, David Hegarty, Clare Costello, John Hogan, Scline Scott, Oliver Gilvarry, ...
Methods: Dublin Chamber Q2 Business Outlook Report - https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/Submissions/DC_Q2BusinessOutlookReport.pdf?ver=1pJ7ZG-rmcx5xMq-iKMztg%3d%3d - Email
Irish Venture Capital Association
2025-09-17
Intent: Policies to encourage the mobilisation of private capital
Details: Measures to mobilise private capital to equity investment
Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Fiona O'Connor, Peter Burke, Brian Keegan, Peter Burke, Dermot Mulligan, Simon Harris, Jack Chambers
Methods: Meeting with Min for Enterprise, Trade, Employment and Tourism to discuss the need for private capital and examples of successful initiatives elsewhere. Brian Keegan also also in attendance. - Meeting, Telephone call to discuss the IVCA pre budget submission - Phone call, Pre budget submission shared with Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Department of Finance Officials - Submission, ...
Creative Retail Distribution Limited
2025-09-12
Intent: A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.
Details: Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax incl, ...
Officials: Ciarán Ahern, William Aird, Catherine Ardagh, Ivana Bacik, Cathy Bennett, Grace Boland, Richard Boyd Barrett, Tom Brabazon, ...
Methods: Email to members of the Oireachtas referring to the proposed implementation of the E-liquids tax using a self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp and highlighting the findings of an independent report from KPMG on the matter. - Email, Email to Departmental officials relating to the proposed implementation of the E-liquids tax using a self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp and highlighting the findings of an independent report from KPMG on the matter. - Email, Discussion re proposed implementation of the E-liquids tax using a self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp and highlighting the findings of an independent report from KPMG on the matter. - Meeting
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: Ensure understanding of business concerns on the transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive
Details: Adequate Minimum Wage Directive
Officials: Dermot Mulligan, John Shaw
Methods: Meeting, Phone call, Submission
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on collective bargaining, Budget 2025 and employment legislation
Details: Labour Employer Economic Forum - sub group on employment regulation
Officials: Peter Burke, Emer Higgins, Dermot Mulligan
Methods: Meeting
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2024-09-21
Intent: To propose an increase in the Housing for All target to a minimum of 53,000 homes per year, with at least half of these built in the GDA
Details: Pre-Budget Submission circulated to national TDs, Senior Civil Servants, Dublin Councillors and Senators.
Officials: Declan Hughes, David Hegarty, Dermot Mulligan, John Shaw, David Moloney, Colin Menton, John Kinnane, Barry Lowry, ...
Methods: Submission
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2024-09-21
Intent: To advocate for the provision of necessary funding to Uisce Éireann to start the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project and Greater Dublin Drainage Scheme.
Details: Pre-Budget Submission circulated to national TDs, Senior Civil Servants, Dublin Councillors and Senators.
Officials: Declan Hughes, David Hegarty, Dermot Mulligan, John Shaw, David Moloney, Colin Menton, John Kinnane, Barry Lowry, ...
Methods: Submission