Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Suzanne Coogan (Press Adviser), Department of Justice; Adrian O'Higgins (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Daniel Griffin (Special Advisor), Department of Foreign Affairs; James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Intent: To convey Meta's position on reforms needed to the EU’s regulatory framework for privacy including changes required to the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To discuss Ireland’s support of age verification at an EU level.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Andrew Smith (Special Advisor), Department of Finance

Intent: To convey Meta's efforts to tackle fraud and scams and position on the Payments Services Regulation.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jenny McCormack (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Andrew Smith (Special Advisor), Department of Finance

Intent: To raise awareness of the potential impact of the European Commission's investigation of Meta under the Digital Markets Act.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Andrew Smith (Special Advisor), Department of Finance

Intent: To allow for innovation and growth within the EU’s AI regulatory framework.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Helen Blake (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Geraldine Byrne Nason (Ambassador), Department of Foreign Affairs; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Newham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Conor Glynn (Special Advisor), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: To raise awareness of the economic value of personalized ads and the potential impact of the European Commission's investigation of Meta under the Digital Markets Act.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Shane Cassells (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Helen Blake (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Geraldine Byrne Nason (Ambassador), Department of Foreign Affairs; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Newham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: To allow for innovation and growth within the EU’s AI regulatory framework.

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Newham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: To gain support for the appointment of senior official with responsibility for digital advertising policy.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Derek Tierney (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health

Intent: To discuss the overall goals and priorities of the Department’s AI strategy.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Defence; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To discuss Meta’s efforts to tackle celeb-bait scams using facial recognition technology.

Methods: Email