Hardware Association Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Hardware Association Ireland

Date published 03 Jul, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Smuggling of Solid Fuel across the border from N. Ireland

Intended results Legislative action

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jim Copeland

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 with British Irish Parliamentary Assembly ( BIPA ) Committee A ( Sovereign Matters ) who were undertaking an enquiry into illicit trade on the border in light of Brexit .

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.

British Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee A (Sovereign Matters) Chairman (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)