IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: We aim to showcase the strength of the Ireland Canada trading relationship at the ICBA Business Summit and to promote the ratification of the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).CETA provides significant opportunities to help Irish based companies increase market and product diversification. Canada is a key export market, particularly for our indigenous exporters, with more than 400 Enterprise Ireland clients doing business in the Canadian market.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: Profiling the strength of the Ireland Canada trade relationship and promoting the importance of the ratification of CETA.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: The Maple Leaf Dinner is the flagship annual event of the ICBA. With the provisional application of CETA creating new opportunities and global challenges underscoring the importance of resilient partnerships, the potential to expand this relationship has never been greater. Our members are looking forward to the ratification of CETA and it is hoped that Minister Donohue's acceptance of this invitation will highlight the importance of CETA ratification.

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: The prioritization of the ratification of CETA.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: AnnMarie Farrelly (Chief Executive Officer), Fingal County Council

Intent: Maintaining a cap on passenger numbers is detrimental to the Ireland Canada business relationship. Ready access to Europe through Ireland is a vital part of why Canadian companies locate here. Year-round connectivity with direct flights is a factor that makes Ireland an attractive location for Canadian investment. If access restrictions are put in place through the continuance of capping of passenger numbers, airlines will significantly reduce their routes between Ireland and Canada.::Increase in passenger cap at Dublin Airport

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: The ratification of CETA

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garrett Ahern (Senator), Seanad; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Awareness of the strength of the Ireland Canada trading relationship and to highlight the impact of Canadian investment on local economies in Ireland. The ICBA also wished to showcase the impact of the provisional application of CETA on Ireland Canada Trade.

Methods: Meeting

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