Bayer Limited

Lobbying Organisation Bayer Limited

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Correspondence and request for a meeting following election

Intended results Meeting with local TDs/MEPs to introduce Bayer and discuss policy areas of mutual interest.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity William Thavenot

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.

Email (2-5)

Initial email congratulating on electoral success and requesting a meeting to introduce Bayer. Follow-up email dependent on whether a meeting was to be held. Bayer met with Maria Walsh MEP during the period, discussing a variety of pieces of European legislation, relevant to Bayer's pharmaceutical and crop science businesses where also relevant to the MEP's work.

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.

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)