Irish SME Association
Intent: To ensure we rebalance the economy away from our dependence of FDI businesses by scaling domestic businesses
Details: Indigenous enterprise policy
Current memberships may indicate policy relevance. They do not prove why a lobbying contact was made, and may not match membership at the time of older returns.
Intent: To ensure we rebalance the economy away from our dependence of FDI businesses by scaling domestic businesses
Details: Indigenous enterprise policy
Intent: To ensure that all households have the minimum essential income to meet their needs
Details: Specific asks to support low income households in Budget 2027
Intent: Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Details: Corporate accountability, justice and addressing poverty
Intent: Support for policies and programmes beneficial for Irish beef farmers
Details: Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers
Intent: Improved understanding of and support for educational supports and reforms to assist Autistic students
Details: Participated in a public meeting on inclusive education hosted by Sinead Gibney TD
Intent: Suggestion for policy changes and initiatives that the Government can put in place to help insulate news publishers’ businesses from the worst effects of AI on the one hand, and, on the other, to encourage the responsible use of AI to support efficiency within media outlets
Details: Highlight the impact of AI on the information landscape and trust, the threat being posed by AI on publishers’ and broadcasters’ business models
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: Raise awareness and shortcomings about transgender inclusion in sports.
Details: AV Briefing - LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Sports
Intent: To seek support for proposals in Digital Business Ireland report on Making AI Work for Ireland
Details: AI Adoption in Ireland
Intent: Strengthening of public procurement through existing legislation and guidance
Details: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021