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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
2025-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Provide information on SIRO's full fibre broadband rollout and raise awareness of existing market issues impeding national Gigabit target.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on SIRO fibre broadband roll out; overview of the fibre broadband market; and |
| — | barriers to Gigabit target within the National Digital Strategy.. |
2024-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Sonya Kavanagh (Chief Executive Officer), Kildare County Council
Intent: Drive awareness and understanding on key connectivity issues (as per outlined).
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Providing update on SIRO fibre broadband rollout |
| — | enterprise connectivity and copper switch off. |
2024-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: The establishment of a Taskforce to ensure that the process of copper switch off is effectively planned and organised, results in minimal disruption to the homes and businesses still dependent on copper broadband and that there is sufficient time for a public information campaign to ensure end users are aware of copper switch off and the availability of choice and competition in the fibre broadband market.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for the establishment of a national taskforce to plan |
| — | manage and implement the planned switching off of the copper broadband network. |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Baker (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Intent: Provide context and proposals to elected reps. seeking greater information on the issue outlined above.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Providing response |
| — | including possible policy solutions |
| — | provided in relation to measures to tackle issue of commercial premises which are not currently being connected under the existing National Broadband Plan. |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Secure clarity on mapping process, specifically the process by which premises are added or removed from the Intervention Area
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for information regarding National Broadband Plan mapping process |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raise awareness of SIRO build programme and broader industry challenges.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on SIRO roll out; overview of the market; and |
| — | barriers to Gigabit connectivity target. |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To provide an update on SIRO's fibre broadband network rollout, discuss barriers to a Gigabit Ireland and discuss promised relevant EU legislation.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting on SIRO's full fibre broadband rollout; challenges to meeting a Gigabit Ireland by 2028; and proposed Gigabit Infrastructure Act. |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Grant Sweetnam (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Health; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Josepha Madigan (Minister of State), Department of Education; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure that the existing taxation regime on commercial EVs remained favourable to Irish businesses actively decarbonising their commercial fleets to ensure such plans would be completed and/or to encourage other businesses to opt for EVs over petrol or diesel commercial fleets.
Methods: Virtual Meeting, Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request that Dept. of Finance maintain the existing Benefit in Kind taxation regime on Electric Vehicles to ensure that it remained commercially viable for Irish businesses |
| — | such as SIRO |
| — | to continue decarbonisation and electrification of their commercial fleet. |
2023-05-23
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Frank Curran (Chief Executive Officer), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Intent: Ensure awareness of the challenges faced in urban broadband build.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Broadband Coverage |
2023-01-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Frank Curran (Chief Executive Officer), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Intent: Engagement to advance network roll-out in the Local Authority area
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Providing overview of SIRO roll-out plan for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown local authority area |
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