Emer Costello

Lobbying Organisation Emer Costello

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Arranging meetings between MEPs, European Parliament and European Commission officials and Dr Bernie Fanaroff, Director of the SKA South Africa Project. The Square Kilometre Array or SKA is an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope, to be located in Africa and Australia.

Intended results Support for the development of EU-Africa partnerships in the field of radio astronomy and for the development of research and science infrastructure in South Africa in accordance with Written Declaration 045/2011 of the European Parliament

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Declan Kirrane

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name ISC Intelligence

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 4 Rue de Trone

Main business or activity Other

Company website www.iscintelligence.com

Contact email address pilar.gomez@iscintelligence.com

Contact phone number +32494346040

Contact address as above

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email to request meeting with Dr Bernie Fanaroff, Director of the Square Kilometre Array Programme,

Meeting (1)

Meetings in European Parliament, Brussels to outline the nature of the SKA Project and seek support in line with the Written Declaration 045/2011

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.

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)