Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd
2025-05-21
Intent: To raise awareness of the economic value of personalized ads and the potential impact of the European Commission's investigation of Meta under the Digital Markets Act.
Details: To discuss the European Commission's investigation of Meta under the Digital Markets Act.
Officials: Micheál Martin, John Callinan, Helen Blake, Geraldine Byrne Nason, Deirdre Gillane, Peter Burke, Declan Hughes, John Newham, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd
2025-05-21
Intent: To allow for innovation and growth within the EU’s AI regulatory framework.
Details: To discuss the EU's AI regulatory framework.
Officials: Shane Cassells, Brian Keegan, Niamh Smyth, Sam Griffin, Peter Burke, Micheál Martin, John Callinan, Helen Blake, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call, Meeting
Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-05-21
Intent: To discuss Ireland as key investment location, EU digital regulation and EU-US trade relations.
Details: Meeting with An Taoiseach
Officials: Micheál Martin, Geraldine Byrne Nason, John Callinan, Helen Blake, Deirdre Gillane
Methods: Meeting with An Taoiseach during the St. Patrick's week visit to the US. - Meeting
Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-05-21
Intent: To explain the potential impact of an audio-visual content levy on production investment in Ireland
Details: The proposed audio-visual content levy
Officials: Patrick O'Donovan, Micheál Martin, Deirdre Gillane, Fiona O'Connor, Theresa Newman, Simon Harris, Geraldine Byrne Nason, John Callinan, ...
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication, Phone call
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-05-21
Intent: To highlight the need for European policies that promote investment in scientific research and development, and manufacturing of innovative medicines in Europe, through strong protection of intellectual property rights and balanced environmental regulation including PFAS, Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. ::To highlight the importance of reliable global supply chains in the pharmaceutical industry and the risk of tariffs to the disruption those supply chains.
Details: Advocate for improved EU Environment to support investment in medicines innovation and manufacturing
Officials: Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Geraldine Byrne Nason
Methods: Event / Reception, Phone call
Pfizer
2025-05-21
Intent: To highlight that tariffs on medicines and their inputs would increase healthcare costs for patients and increase the cost of producing medicines, reducing the competitiveness of pharmaceutical manufacturers that drive innovation. Globally integrated supply chains for medicines means that the impact of tariffs cannot be limited to one country. ::Ensuring pharmaceuticals are exempt from any potential retaliatory tariffs because suchmeasures have a cumulative negative impact, increasing the cost of production andreducing patient access.
Details: Raise concern about the impact of potential tariffs on pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply of medicines to patients globally
Officials: Micheál Martin, Joanne Lonergan, Pauric McPhillips, Deirdre Gillane, Diarmuid Lynch, Paschal Donohoe, Simon Harris, Peter Burke, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call, Meeting
UBS Group
2025-01-14
Intent: Maintain good business relationship
Details: Irish Embassy Reception, Washington DC, Oct 2024
Officials: Geraldine Byrne Nason, Jack Chambers, Gabriel Makhlouf
Methods: Irish Embassy reception in Washington, DC on the occasion of the IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings on 23 October 2024. The reception was hosted by Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason and attended by Finance Minister Jack Chambers and Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf. - Event / Reception
AerCap Holdings N.V.
2024-09-20
Intent: Collaboration on addressing the related operational and commercial impacts faced by the aviation and aviation finance.
Details: General exchange on AerCap business activities, including update on sanctions mitigation.
Officials: Geraldine Byrne Nason
Methods: 11 June 2024 - Meeting between AerCap (Donal Handley, John Burke) and DPO - Geraldine Byrne Nason. - Meeting
IBM
2024-01-19
Intent: To provide an update on IBM's business globally and in Ireland, and to encourage Ireland to maintain its competitiveness to inward investment.
Details: Business and economic environment, and IBM update.
Officials: Leo Varadkar, Geraldine Byrne Nason
Methods: Met in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly, together with IBM CFO Jim Kavanaugh. - Meeting
Bank of America
2023-09-19
Intent: Raise awareness of the bank's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) focus and presence in Ireland
Details: Net zero transition and sustainable finance
Officials: Geraldine Byrne Nason
Methods: Bilateral meeting in USA - Meeting