ARI

Lobbying Organisation ARI

Date published 19 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Submission to Ireland’s Public Consultation on priorities for Ireland’s EU Presidency 2026.

Intended results To influence Ireland’s EU Presidency priorities to reflect ageing and intergenerational fairness.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alison Bough (ARI Head of Policy and Programmes)

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)

Email submission to public consultation on priorities for Ireland’s EU Presidency 2026, led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Submission made 24 November 2025.

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)