Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited ( )

Lobbying Organisation Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Participation in an EU policy roundtable hosted by the Irish Government with asset managers, convened by ICI Global

Intended results Information exchange and discussion on EU policy matters. No specific objectives were identified in relation to Irish public policy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul McGhee, EU Policy Director, represented Vanguard at the meeting.

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)

The objective of the discussion was to exchange views on priority issues on the EU agenda for the Irish Government and the European asset management industry. The meeting was held on 8 November 2023 in Brussels.

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)