Regina Doherty

Intent: To ask MEPS to vote in favour of the NGT Regulation as proposed for June meetings without amendments to proposed text

Details: NGT EU Regulation

Intent: To share Google’s perspective on the need for regulatory simplification in the context of the EU’s proposed AI Omnibus Regulation.

Details: EU’s proposed AI Omnibus Regulation

Intent: To develop a balanced EU digital framework that allows for innovation and growth.

Details: Seeking Ireland's support for simplification of digital regulation at EU level and recognition of the digital competitiveness agenda in Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Intent: Support for policies and programmes beneficial for Irish beef farmers

Details: Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers

Intent: To encourage the prioritisation of progress on Biotech Act I before and during the Irish Presidency of the European Union::To support and refine Commission proposals for an effective SPC extension to stimulate new drug discovery and development::To support and develop Commission proposals for amendments to the Clinical Trials Regulation in the Biotech Act

Details: Engagements in relation to Biotech Act I

Intent: To raise awareness of the potential impact of the ongoing regulatory processes related to Meta’s advertising model.

Details: To discuss the ongoing regulatory processes in the EU related to Meta’s advertising model.

Intent: Increase political stakeholders’ understanding of Dublin Airport’s development needs and garner support for infrastructure or policy decisions (by experiencing projects first-hand).

Details: Email invitation sent for political Stakeholder briefing and tour at Dublin Airport. (Subsequently event did not take place)

Intent: To discuss the contents of Amazon's paper on tackling single market barriers.

Details: Barriers to the EU Single Market

Intent: Request a vote in the European Parliament in favour of a resolution to pause the implementation timetable of the UWWTD.

Details: European Parliament resolution on Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD).

Intent: Recognition and awareness of the necessity for enhanced water resilience in Ireland, aided by accelerated permitting and planning to be advanced by the Environmental Omnibus Proposal.

Details: Met with Commissioner Jessika Rosswall, together with MEP Regina Doherty. Discussed the EU Water Resilience Strategy and the need for accelerated permitting and planning for critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects.