Vodafone Ireland (Vodafone Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Vodafone Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Briefing meeting to provide an overview of the Vodafone network, level of investment to date and future plans, Gigabit Hubs programme, SIRO roll-out programme, and other key issues including the wholesale & regulatory environment and coverage blackspots.

Intended results To provide a detailed overview of Vodafone's current operations, investment plans and relevant programmes, and an outline of relevant issues.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Robert Marshall & Liam O'Brien.

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)

Email correspondence with John Shaw to schedule meeting and to outline areas for potential discussion.

Meeting (1)

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.

John Shaw Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)