GSK

Lobbying Organisation GSK

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Brexit Implications

Intended results Brief the Irish Government on the potential implications of Brexit on GSK

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Cullen

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)

Liam Cullen (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

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)

Representatives of GSK met with the Secretary General of the Department of An Taoiseach to discuss the potential implications of Brexit on GSK. The wider Irish industrial policy framework was also discussed.

Meeting (1)

Representatives of GSK met with the leader of Fianna Fáil to discuss the potential implications of Brexit on GSK.

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.

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)