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2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: The intent of the engagement was to have the Government change its transposition of the CSRD to match the EU directive. The transposition was subsequently changed by the Government.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | This issue discussed was Ireland's transposition of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The transposition did not reflect the EU directive. This was noted by many market participants and the transposition was subsequently changed by the Government. |
2023-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Exchange of views on cross-border insurance market
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Overview of MetLife's operations in Ireland and Europe |
| — | and general discussion of the cross-border insurance market. |
2021-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Preservation of cross-border insurance market in the context of the 2020 EU Solvency II review.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion of cross-border insurance market in the context of the 2020 EU Solvency II review. |
2020-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Preservation of cross-border insurance market in the context of the 2020 EU Solvency II review.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion of cross-border insurance market in the context of the 2020 EU Solvency II review. |
2018-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael W. D'Arcy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Wording in Ireland's version of GDPR to include language for insurance companies to process data relevant to policies
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Transposition of European GDPR and member state derogations for insurance |
2018-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Ryan (Director), Department of Finance
Intent: Maintenance of passporting rights into the UK; transparency in negotiations; transitional period before change in trading relationship
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Impact of UK Referendum on EU passporting rights into the UK |
2017-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Anderson (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Foreign Affairs; Barbara Jones (Assistant Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Maintenance of passporting rights into the UK; transparency in negotiations; transitional period before change in trading relationship
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Impact of UK Referendum on EU passporting rights into the UK |
2017-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: John Callinan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Sean Kinsella (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Rory Montgomery (Second Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Aidan Carrigan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: Maintenance of passporting rights into the UK; transparency in negotiations; transitional period before change in trading relationship
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Impact of UK Referendum on EU passporting rights into the UK |
2017-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Eoghan Murphy (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Michael Noonan (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Maintenance of passporting rights into the UK for insurance after exit of UK from the EU
Methods: Meeting, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Impact of UK Referendum on EU passporting rights into the UK |
2016-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Neil Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: Ireland chooses the derogation contained in the EU legislation to extend the maximum tenure of an audit firm to 20 years or have a reasonable transition period for those engagement contracts that are at or about to hit ten years at the time of the transposition.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting on February 2 regarding the transposition of the EU Audit Directive into Irish legislation. Meeting included discussion of overall economic and business environment in Ireland. |