Bayer Limited

Lobbying Organisation Bayer Limited

Date published 21 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details USTR S301 Investigation, the pharmaceutical sector trade environment and the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus

Intended results Ensuring mutual understanding within the Irish European Council presidency of the implications of the USTR S301 investigation into Germany. This included a discussion on the situation regarding tariffs, as well as the idea of a pharmaceutical/life sciences taskforce to discuss matters such as this. We also wanted to understand the Irish Government's current support for such a taskforce. As a consequence of the flow of the conversation, we also discussed the EU's Food and Feed Safety Omnibus, with the goal of briefly sharing perspectives on a Council compromise text.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity William Thavenot

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.

Meeting (1)

Following the arrangement of a single meeting by the consultancy Penta, I met Maeve and Liam to discuss the same topic outlined above.

Email (2-5)

Courtesy follow-up email from the meeting as well as a subsequent email to Maeve von Heynitz on the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus, providing some further information about activity from embassies, as was requested.

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.

Maeve von Heynitz Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Liam Morris Director (Department of Foreign Affairs)