The Wheel

Lobbying Organisation The Wheel

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Emma Murtagh, European Programmes Manager at the Wheel, hosted Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne TD at an Online meeting on the 18 November 2020 and his participation in a 2nd online event on the 25 November 2020.

Intended results These consecutive online events were for the launch and promotion of the Access Europe programme, that is managed by the Wheel, and to raise policymaker awareness of EU related issues

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emma Murtagh, European Programmes Officer at the Wheel

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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Emma Murtagh, European Programmes Manager at the Wheel, hosted Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne TD at an online meeting on the 18 November 2020 and his participation in a 2nd online event on the 25 November 2020.

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)