Ibec

Lobbying Organisation Ibec

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Provision of information on challenges facing the telecommunications industry in rolling out infrastructure investment requirements

Intended results Provide an understanding of telecoms industry's network investment and the barriers to further investment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Torlach Denihan, Director of Ibec Telecommunications and Internet Federation (Ibec)

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Lunch function on 19 November attended by 152 people with speech on behalf of Telecommunications and Internet Federation (Ibec)

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.

Alex White Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Katherine Licken Assistant Secretary (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Madeleine Mulrennan Special Advisor (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

John Callinan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

John O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)