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 Enterprise Forum

Intended results Attending Enterprise Forum to hear updates from Minister Coveney as well as to highlight issues impacting our members.

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting to discuss issues impacting Irish exporters in the Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment - in particular, the IEA raised the importance of the CSRD, and preparing business for the upcoming sustainability legislation.

Email (1)

Email confirming the IEA's attendance at the Enterprise Forum meeting in the Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

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)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Ronnie Downes Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)