Bayer Limited

Lobbying Organisation Bayer Limited

Date published 21 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details IPHA Delegation to discuss Ireland's upcoming EU Council Presidency

Intended results Present pharmaceutical sector ideas for Ireland's presidency agenda

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity William Thavenot

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)

Single meeting, coordinated by IPHA, to meet with Maeve von Heynitz. Mark Hanniffy, Director of the Presidency Planning Unit in DFA was also in attendance. William Thavenot committed to send some follow-up information to Mark Hanniffy on Bayer's EFPIA Presidency agenda, which was also done on 12th August 2025.

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.

Maeve von Heynitz Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)