Rockwood Consulting ULC (Rockwood Public Affairs)

Lobbying Organisation Rockwood Consulting ULC

Date published 20 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Seeking supports for the business events industry in Budget 2021

Intended results Supports in budget 2021 to include digital transformation grants, reversion of EWSS to TWSS, loan forbearance, state support to internationalise sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorraine Higgins

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)

Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 Event Industry Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address c/o Davis Events Agency, 30-31 Francis Street Dublin 8

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website

Contact email address info@eventindustryireland.ie

Contact phone number 087 817 8182

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Provision of note on industry objectives in Budget 2021, protocol for health and safety for corporate events

Virtual Meeting (1)

Supports in budget 2021 to include digital transformation grants, reversion of EWSS to TWSS, loan forbearance, state support to internationalise sector

Phone call (1)

Discussion on Budget 2021 priorities for the industry

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.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)