Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.5 Fte (16)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
57
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Ibec
EU Transparency Register
479468313744-50 First registered on 03 Jun 2014
Goals / Remit
Ibec represents Irish business; home grown, multinational, big and small, spanning every sector of the economy. The organisation and its sector associations, work with government and policy makers nationally and internationally, to shape business conditions and drive economic growth. It also provides a wide range of professional services direct to members.
To reflect the distinct interests of all our members, we have over 50 business associations within Ibec. Each association is supported by a professional team of industry experts.
Ibec’s main business sectors are:
• Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland
• Financial Services Ireland
• Food and Drink Industry Ireland
• ICT Ireland
• Telecommunications and Internet Federation
• Irish Medical Devices Association
• PharmaChemical Ireland
• Retail Ireland
• Small Firms Association
• Industrial ProductsMain EU files targeted
Membership of the EU and the actions of its institutions are important to business. Ibec continues to highlight Irish business priorities to the European Council, Parliament and Commission. The priorities, entitled, A European Union that works seek to extend Ireland’s global reach as part of our campaign, An Ireland that works. Ibec’s priorities stress the need for the EU institutions to understand and respond to the needs of business if Europe is to return to a path of strong economic growth and employment.
Specific EU initiatives of interest include: the European Semester; the European Commission’s work programme; single market; digital economy; trade; employment and social policy; energy and climate change; the investment plan and capital markets union; and better regulation.
Our activities on EU initiatives are highlighted on our website: www.ibec.ie/europeAddress
Head Office
Lower Baggot Street, 84-86
Dublin Dublin 2
IRELANDEU Office
Avenue de Cortenbergh
89
Brussels
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People
Total lobbyists declared
16
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 75% 1 25% 11 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Mar 2016
Name Start date End Date Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 08 Nov 2023 07 Nov 2024 Neil WILLOUGHBY 24 Aug 2023 23 Aug 2024 Patrick IVORY 24 Aug 2023 23 Aug 2024 Ms Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 08 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 24 Aug 2023 01 Nov 2023 Ms Kate BYRNE 24 Aug 2023 20 Oct 2023 Mr Neil WILLOUGHBY 24 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Patrick IVORY 24 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 01 Dec 2022 29 Apr 2023 Mr Patrick IVORY 20 Sep 2022 24 Aug 2023 Ms Kate BYRNE 17 Sep 2022 24 Aug 2023 Mr Neil WILLOUGHBY 17 Sep 2022 24 Aug 2023 Mr Patrick IVORY 18 Sep 2019 18 Sep 2020 Mr Austin DOWLING 08 Aug 2019 29 Feb 2020 Mr SHANE LYSTER 09 Apr 2019 22 Jan 2020 Mr Austin DOWLING 22 Jan 2019 22 Jul 2019 Ms Doreen BURKE 21 Sep 2018 23 Nov 2018 Mr SHANE LYSTER 07 Apr 2018 06 Apr 2019 Ms Doreen BURKE 05 Oct 2017 21 Sep 2018 Mr SHANE LYSTER 24 Mar 2017 23 Mar 2018 Ms Aoife Doyle 23 Jan 2017 12 Aug 2017 Mr SHANE LYSTER 02 Apr 2016 24 Mar 2017 Ms Aoife Doyle 14 Nov 2015 12 Nov 2016 Ms Aoife Doyle 12 Aug 2014 08 Aug 2015 Complementary Information
The activities of Ibec can be consulted in its regular publications (e.g. Ibec Agenda and Ibec Europe Agenda) which can be obtained via our website. Furthermore, our key EU policy positions are made publicly available on our website, http://www.ibec.ie/europe.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Pat Ivory (Head of EU and International Development)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Danny McCoy (Chief Executive Officer (CEO))
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Ibec and its affiliated associations belong to a number of organisations including:
•BUSINESSEUROPE
•BIAC
•European Policy Centre
•European Services Forum
•IIEA Institute of International and European Affairs (Brussels branch and Dublin branch)
•UEAPME – European association of craft, small and medium-sized enterprises
•CEFIC – European Chemical Industry Council
•CEMBUREAU – European Cement Association
•CEPS – European Spirits Organisation
•Digital Europe – European Digital Technology Industry Association
•FoodDrinkEurope
•EuropaBio
•Eucomed
•European Dairy Association (EDA)
•European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association (EDMA)
•Eurocommerce
•Brewers of Europe
•Orgalime – European Engineering Industries association
•European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV)
•European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Ibec’s participation in expert groups is listed on the following web-link:
http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=search.resultNewACC
Ibec participates in the:
• Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work
• Advisory Committee on Free Movement of Workers
• ESF Advisory Committee
• European Social Dialogue Committee
• European Economic and Social CommitteeGroups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The activities of Ibec can be consulted in its regular publications (e.g. Ibec Agenda and Ibec Europe Agenda) which can be obtained via our website. Furthermore our key EU policy positions are made publicly available on our website, www.ibec.ie/europe.
Other activities
Ibec continues to engage with the European Commission, European Parliament and European Council to push for actions that promote a jobs and growth agenda for Europe. Ibec’s policy priorities at EU level for 2013 are encapsulated in its policy paper, ‘Driving Europe’s Recovery – An agenda for jobs and growth’. Key priorities included in this paper were the promotion of smarter EU regulation, the development of the European single market, particularly in digital and services, and the promotion of EU global trade and investment e.g. TTIP.
In 2014, Ibec policy priorities for the next European Parliament in the period 2014-2019 are encapsulated in its policy paper, ‘A European Union that works’. These initiatives and our regular newsletter on EU affairs may be found on our website, http://www.ibec.ie/europe.
Ibec participates in:
the governing board of Cedefop (http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/about-cedefop)- Meetings
Meetings
57 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 09 Feb 2024 Location Ennis, Ireland Subject Meeting with the Irish Business and Employers Confederation on data centres and related energy requirements, decarbonisation. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Jaan Mannik (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Forestry in Ireland Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Solvency II Review AND AIFMD review DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 21 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU Trade policy including Free Trade Agreements, EU-UK relations/Windsor Framework, Digital Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Transition towards sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Ibec and the Irish Med Tech Association discussed implementation of the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and its potential impact on future patient access to medtech, as well as R&D and investment Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Patricia Reilly (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital policy - highlight positive case studies on Ibec's, discuss the latest developments shaping Europe’s Digital Future and exchange views Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Oct 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The Irish TRIS notification on Alcohol Labels Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject General EU issues since Mrs Reilly became Head of Cabinet on 1 September. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Patricia Reilly (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Jun 2022 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject REPowerEU Plan; EU Energy Platform Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 03 May 2022 Location Virtual meeting Subject Sanctions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Darta Tentere (Cabinet member)
- Peter Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Address at IBEC event - EU response to Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Food & Drinks Ireland Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Insurance sector's interpretation, Taxonomy DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 03 Mar 2022 Location Dublin (IE) Subject Minimum wage proposal, Platform work proposal, Labour shortages, Right to Request Remote Working Bill, Social dialogue. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2022 Location Virtual Subject Delivered speech at webinar - Taxonomy, CSRD, Sustainable Corporate Governance and CMU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Sep 2021 Location Virtual Subject Introductory meeting – European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Virtual meeting Subject Capital Markets Union, Digital Finance, Sustainable Finance, and Anti-Money Laundering. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Claude Bocqueraz (Cabinet member)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Virtual Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2021 Location virtual Subject EU-US trade relations; Trade relations with other third countries Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Mast-Jägermeister SE
- PERNOD RICARD
- Brown-Forman Netherlands BV
- FEDERATION DES EXPORTATEURS DE VINS ET SPIRITUEUX DE FRANCE
- Moët Hennessy
- Federazione italiana industriali produttori esportatori ed importatori di vini, acquaviti, liquori, sciroppi, aceti ed affini
- spiritsEUROPE
- Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac
- Bacardi-Martini BV
- Diageo
- THOFFOOD SL
- Davide Campari-Milano N.V.
- Beam Suntory SL
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Date 28 Jan 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject EU priorities for the year. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Oct 2020 Location Brussels (VC) Subject Discussion with IBEC members on digital issues, e.g. open strategic autonomy, AI, cloud federation, tax, skills. Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject effects on EU/US trade dispute on the sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject effects on EU/US trade dispute on the sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject priorities of the incoming Commission and DG Trade's WP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject priorities of the incoming Commission and DG Trade's WP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Launch of Strategy document for biopharmachem Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Aviation issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2018 Location Ireland Subject Agri Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Ireland as a substance economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject IE, Economy, Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject ESAs review; regulatory issues Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Forestry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Threats to the continued growth of Spirits Industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject General Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject energy policy development DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 12 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2017 Location BERL 08/304 Subject AGRI related issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
- Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Recording for IBEC conference Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Free Momvement and Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Business Outlook Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Agri matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject General Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Growth and Competitiveness Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Dublin Subject Telecom, free flow of data, digital skills, e-commerce, e-government, spectrum, privacy shield Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject The impact of Brexit on Irish business Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 May 2016 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject EU energy and climate agenda for 2016 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Gas Networks Ireland
- EirGrid Group plc
- ESB
- Irish Wind Energy Association
- Irish Bioenergy Association
- The Institute of International and European Affairs, Brussels
- Environmental Pillar
- University College Dublin – National University of Ireland, Dublin
- Environmental Protection Agency
- An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
- Greenpeace European Unit
- Irish Farmers' Association
- ABP Food Group
- Electricity Association of Ireland
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Date 28 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Developments stemming from the Energy Union package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
- Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jul 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Commission piorities; better regulation agenda. Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Michelle Sutton (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Preliminary views on the European Commission's upcoming package on Europe's digital economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2015 Location DUBLIN Subject Commissioner work programme for 2015 and policy priorities for the 5 year term as Commissionr. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jan 2015 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject Meeting board of Directors of IBEC to discuss Commission Work Programme Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Power (Cabinet member)
- Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Belgium Subject Launch of IBEC Business Priorities DG Secretariat-General Attending - Catherine Day (Secretary-General)
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