Irish SME Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish SME Association

Date published 18 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Q and A sessions on matters relating to SMEs with Declan Hughes of the DBEI with the ISME National Council.

Intended results To raise the concerns facing the SME sector in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil McDonnell ISME CEO

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)

Attendance at our National Council meeting yesterday with a Q&A session by Declan Hughes of the DBEI on the 10th of December 2018.

Email (1)

Follow up email to thank Declan for coming to the meeting and engaging with the National Council sent by ISME CEO Neil McDonnell.

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.

Declan Hughes Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)