Irish Exporters Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Exporters Association

Date published 11 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Attending Amazon AWS SME event

Intended results Attending AWS event on building infrastructure to support Ireland's development in the Westbury Hotel. Meeting was also attended by Minister Simon Coveney.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Simon McKeever

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Attending Amazon AWS meeting in the Westbury Hotel & speaking to Minister Simon Coveney - event focused on the building infrastructure to Ireland's economic growth, and the role data centres have to play in that development.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)