American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Lobbying Organisation American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Views on the ePrivacy Proposal

Intended results Promoting a strong European data and digital economy that strikes the right balance between privacy and innovation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Redmond, CEO American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

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)

American Chamber conveying views of its member companies on the Proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (E-Privacy Proposal) in the context of promoting the European data economy and striking the right balance between privacy and innovation.

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.

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)