Accenture PLC

Lobbying Organisation Accenture PLC

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Breakfast briefing on 26 October with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D. The briefing covered status of Brexit negotiations followed by a panel discussion on Brexit – The Regulatory, Operational & Logistical Challenges

Intended results Briefing on status of Brexit negotiations and panel discussion on impact of Brexit.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alastair Blair

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)

Breakfast briefing on 26 October with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D. hosted at The Dock. The briefing covered status of Brexit negotiations followed by a panel discussion on the impact of Brexit and the challenges and opportunities for industries.

Email (1)

Invitation to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D. to deliver keynote at breakfast briefing, 15 September.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)