Irish Exporters Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Exporters Association

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Skills shortage in the economy

Intended results Improve initiatives to align training programmes with skills shortages

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Simon McKeever, CEO, Irish Exporters Association

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)

Simon McKeever, CEO, Irish Exporters Association, spoke at the Export Trade Council of the 6th October 2015

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.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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

Jan O'Sullivan Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)