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Overview

Lobbying Costs

450,000€

Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

7.5 Fte (16)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

2

High-level Commission meetings

56

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Ibec

    EU Transparency Register

    479468313744-50 First registered on 03 Jun 2014

    Goals / Remit

    Ibec is Ireland's largest and most influential business, industry and employers' organisation. Representing thousands of member companies across all sectors of the Irish economy, we engage with government and policy makers nationally and internationally to shape positive conditions for enterprise, thereby driving economic growth and prosperity.

    There are over 50 dedicated business and industry sector associations within Ibec.

    Main EU files targeted

    The activities and decisions of the European Institutions are of significant importance to Irish business. As such, Ibec continues to highlight Irish business priorities to the Council of the European Union, European Council, Parliament and Commission. Our firm position is that the EU Institutions must properly understand and respond to the needs of the business community to safeguard economic growth and employment creation.

    Our specific areas 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.

    Address

    Head Office
    84-86 Baggot Street Lower
    Dublin D02 H720
    IRELAND
    EU Office
    Avenue de Cortenbergh, 89
    Brussels B-1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    16

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%4
    75%1
    25%11

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    7.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 16 Jun 2017

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 08 Nov 2023 07 Nov 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 23 Aug 2024
    Mr Patrick IVORY 24 Aug 2023 23 Aug 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

    Our website at www.ibec.ie is regularly updated and includes freely accessible information about our activities, campaigns, main positions, our staff and their areas of responsibility.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Pat Ivory (Director of EU & International Affairs)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Danny McCoy (Chief Executive Officer (CEO))

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • 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

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    450,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    ESSF European Sustainable Shipping Forum - Port Reception Facilities subgroup

    Additional information can be accessed here: http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm

    ACC

    • 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 Committee

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Ibec communicates its activities, campaigns and positions through various newsletters, events, press statements, policy papers and submissions. A number of these can be consulted on our website at www.ibec.ie

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    56 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.

    • Date 29 Nov 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Forestry in Ireland
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Attending
      • Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 16 Feb 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Critical Raw Materials package
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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
      • Peter Power (Cabinet member)
      • Darta Tentere (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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
      • Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
      • Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 27 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject effects on EU/US trade dispute on the sector
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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 &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • Date 24 Sep 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Launch of Strategy document for biopharmachem
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
    • Date 22 Nov 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Aviation issues
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc
      Portfolio Transport
      Attending
      • Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
    • Date 09 Nov 2018 Location Ireland
      Subject Agri Trade
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • Date 21 Mar 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Business discussion
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 25 Oct 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Forestry
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Sep 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Threats to the continued growth of Spirits Industry
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
    • Date 06 Sep 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject General
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Sep 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject energy policy development
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 12 Jul 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Business discussion
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 29 Jun 2017 Location BERL 08/304
      Subject AGRI related issues
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
      • Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 01 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Recording for IBEC conference
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
    • Date 22 Feb 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Free Momvement and Trade
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Jan 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Business discussion
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 06 Dec 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Business Outlook
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
    • Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Agri matters
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject General
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Growth and Competitiveness
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
    • 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
      • Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
      • Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
      • Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
    • Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject The impact of Brexit on Irish business
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Peter Power (Cabinet member)
    • 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 &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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 &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
      • Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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 &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
    • 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 &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
    • 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 &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
      • Peter Power (Cabinet member)
    • 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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