DBI Advisory & Services Company Limited By Guarantee (Digital Business Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation DBI Advisory & Services Company Limited By Guarantee

Date published 26 Oct, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Intended results A meeting with Minister Neale Richmond to discuss proposals for expanding the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to include funding for trust services

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? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Letter and phone calls were sent to the Minister's office, requesting a meeting to discuss expansions the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to include funding for trust services, which would help SMEs to grow.

Phone call (2-5)

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.

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)