Vodafone Ireland (Vodafone Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Vodafone Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details To outline Vodafone's position regarding the cybersecurity of 5G networks and related infrastructure.

Intended results To ensure a full understanding of Vodafone's policy position and relevant processes relating to the cybersecurity of 5G networks.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam O'Brien, Edel Briody, Andrew Corcoran & Rob Marshall.

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 (6-10)

Meeting (2-5)

The meeting with Ben Ryan took place in the Department of Justice and Equality on May 1st. The meeting with Andrew Munro took place in the Department of the Taoiseach on May 30th. The meeting with Clare Tiernan took place in the Department of Defence on Clonmel Street on June 20th.

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.

Ben Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Clare Tiernan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)