Irish Exporters Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Exporters Association

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Submission to Government ahead of the July Stimulus Package. The IEA called for the establishment of a State backed Export Credit scheme, access to liquidity and the continuation of the Temporary Wage Subsidy.

Intended results The establishment of an Export Credit scheme and the continuation of the Temporary Wage Subsidy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Simon McKeever

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.

Submission (1)

Responding to a DEBI call for feedback ahead of the Government's publication of the July Stimulus Package

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)