Intent: To provide details of extended export licensing timeframes and request consular advice.
Details: Provide information on China-EU export-related considerations
Intent: Enhancing German-Irish relations in developing power transmission technology and key initiatives required to address the policy gaps to ensure sufficient infrastructure capacity to decarbonise Europe.
Details: Irish leadership in transmissin technology and electricity exports.
Intent: To ensure relevant local elected representatives, and Government and Council officials, are kept fully informed throughout the development phase of the project
Details: To provide information on the Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm Project
Intent: Share SAP strategy in helping the World Run Better and improving People’s lives and how SAP Ireland contributes.Highlight the importance of Research and Development in the digital economy and future areas of possible investment including sustainability and the Green Ledger.Need for continued investment in technology skills and availability of incentives to support software developmentRequest for official level contact to follow up on current EU legislative proposals.
Details: General engagement on strategy and investment
Intent: Introductory meeting to discuss Vanguard's presence in Dublin.
Details: Meeting with Paschal Donohoe, Nicholas O'Brien, Deborah Sweeney, Michelle O'Connor, Paraig Hennessy, Ian O'Hara, Katie Thurston, Robert Watt
Intent: Explore possibility of establishing direct sea route to Germany::Insure that Ireland is not left on periphery of Europe post Brexit
Details: Brexit and the Landbridge
Intent: To encourage a city-region approach to national development.::To plan for core density and reduce urban sprawl.::To increase the housing supply in Ireland's cities.::To support international connectivity through ports and airports.::To develop transport infrastructure to connect Ireland's cities.::To encourage greater investment in public transport.::To improve Ireland's city regions as destinations for higher education.::To encourage rejuvenation of Ireland's city centres.::To improve management of water and waste in Ireland's city regions.
Details: Representations to the Department of Finance in relation to the City Regions Ireland agenda.
Intent: To encourage Government to meet its fiscal commitments as outlined in the National Development Plan.::To prioritise investment in the Greater Dublin Area with particular reference to MetroLink, the DART Expansion Programme, BusConnects, housing, and the Eastern Region Water Supply Project.::To ensure stable delivery of infrastructure investments by allowing draw-down of funds from the 'Rainy Day Fund' in the event that growth slows below the level required to fund the National Development Plan.::To ring-fence unexpected receipts for capital investment.::To highlight the challenges facing Ireland's tax competitiveness in relation to the UK ahead of Brexit.::To increase the lifetime cap on qualifying gains for Entrepreneur Relief from CGT to €15 million.::To reduce the tax on income from share dividends to 30% for entrepreneurs.::To introduce an Investor Relief to encourage investment in Irish SMEs.::To grant SMEs a higher R&D tax credit rate of 30% and allow an upfront cash claim.::To e
Details: Representations to Government officials in relation Dublin Chamber's final recommendations for Budget 2019.
Intent: This was a Breakfast panel discussion with 2 guest speakers we have invited - Rainer Wieland (VP of the European Parliament and member of the German party Christian Democratic Union) and Nicholas O’Brien (Assistant Secretary with responsibility for the International and EU Division, Department of Finance). the aim was to provide our guests two informative talks from these speakers on the above mentioned topics.
Details: Brexit, Tax Harmonisation & the Outcome of German Elections
Intent: Fuller implementation of Articles 26 and 27 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child relating to the right of children to social security and the right to an adequate standard of living in the budgetary process::Seeking an increase in the direct provision weekly payment for children::Seeking to strengthen child and family income supports::Seeking to strengthen supports for children and families experiencing food poverty::Seeking an increase in investment in early years programmes::Seeking parental leave provision to continue the journey towards one full year of Family Leave for working parents
Details: Budget 2018
