ISC Intelligence in Science

Lobbying Organisation ISC Intelligence in Science

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Meeting on the impact of BREXIT and Ireland S&T collaboration with the UK and the wider economic impacts with Clive Cookson, Science Editor, Financial Times and panel of invited guests.

Intended results Raise awareness of impact of Brexit specifically on Research and Science Sectors

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Emer Costello (Former DPO) MEP (European Parliament)

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 University College Dublin

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Belfield, Dublin 4

Main business or activity Education

Company website www.ucd.ie/research

Contact email address vprii@ucd.ie

Contact phone number 017164031

Contact address UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Lunch meeting with Minister Josepha Madigan and selected panel of invited guests

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.

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)