Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Skills and training

Intended results Briefing on Microsoft's skills and training initiatives to support COVID-19 economic recovery efforts.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciaran Conlon

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)

Ciaran Conlon (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

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 (2-5)

Email correspondence providing a briefing on Microsoft's skills and training initiatives to support COVID-19 economic recovery efforts in Ireland.

Phone call (1)

Phone call to provide additional details of Microsoft's skills and training initiatives to support COVID-19 economic recovery efforts in Ireland.

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.

Joanne Lonergan Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)