Rockwood Consulting ULC (Rockwood Public Affairs)

Lobbying Organisation Rockwood Consulting ULC

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Seeking support for the business events industry in Budget 2021

Intended results Delivery of support for the industry to include business transformation grants, wage subsidies, loan moratoria, and export support

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorraine Higgins

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Event Industry Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address c/o Davis Events Agency, 30-31 Francis Street Dublin 8

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.eventindustryireland.com

Contact email address info@eventindustryireland.com

Contact phone number +353 86 237 9297

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email pre-Budget seeking support for the industry to include business transformation grants, wage subsidies, loan moratoria, export support

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Ken Spratt Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

John McCarthy Chief Economist (Department of Finance)

Orlaigh Quinn Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

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

David Hegarty Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Dermot Mulligan Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Emma Cunningham Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Conor Falvey Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)