Irish Exporters Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Exporters Association

Date published 18 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Attending meeting of the Global Value Supply Chains subgroup in DETE

Intended results To attend the meeting to highlight potential future in Irish supply chains and how best to mitigate them.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karl Picard

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 (2-5)

Email confirming attendance at the meetings in DETE.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting of the GVC working group to discuss potential future issues in Irish supply chains - meetings took place in the Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment.

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.

Ronnie Downes Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)