Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Google Ireland Limited
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2017-01-21
Intent: To brief Irish policy makers on Google’s investment in Ireland and to encourage policies supportive of innovation.
Details: Policy to support innovation
Officials: Enda Kenny, Eoghan Murphy, Dara Murphy, Michael Noonan, Derek Moran, Nicholas O'Brien, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Alan Cantwell, ...
Methods: Meeting
Google Ireland Limited
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2017-01-21
Intent: To brief Irish policy makers on Boston Consulting Group’s “Digitizing Europe” research and associated recommendations to support the development of the digital economy in Ireland and Europe.
Details: EU Digital Single Market Strategy
Officials: Katherine Licken, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Alan Cantwell, Dermot Mulligan, Barry Lowry, Enda Kenny, Eoghan Murphy, Dara Murphy, ...
Methods: Meeting, Event / Reception
Ryan Meade
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2017-01-21
Intent: To brief Irish policy makers on Boston Consulting Group’s “Digitizing Europe” research and associated recommendations to support the development of the digital economy in Ireland and Europe
Details: EU Digital Single Market Strategy
Officials: Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Alan Cantwell, Dermot Mulligan, Barry Lowry, Katherine Licken
Methods: Meeting, Event / Reception
Ryan Meade
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2017-01-21
Intent: To brief Irish policy makers on Google’s investment in Ireland and to encourage policies supportive of innovation
Details: Policy to support innovation
Officials: Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Dermot Mulligan, Alan Cantwell
Methods: Meeting
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2017-01-20
Intent: Ensure joined up thinking across the local authorities of County Dublin and Greater Dublin Area.::Create policies that make Dublin more attractive for residents, commuters, visitors and employers as it competes with other international city regions.::Development of a long-term strategy for the promotion of the region. Recognition of Dublin's vital role as a driver of national economic::Development of a long-term strategy for the Dublin Region out to 2050. Ensure that access to all existing hotels and car-parks is maintained.::Highlight importance of a reliable and speedy public transport network to the city.::Seek changes to fee structures for Dublin Port Tunnel and East Link Bridge to encourage increased use instead of travel through city centre.::Promotion of Dublin as a Digital Hub and the importance of this to the economy.::Protection of and improvement in the competitiveness of the Irish economy, in particular Dublin, in the wake of the UK decision to leave the EU.::Commitment not
Details: Improve the attractiveness of the Dublin City Region for all those that live, work, learn or visit the region.
Officials: Seán Haughey, Richard Bruton, Tommy Broughan, Finian McGrath, Denise Mitchell, Jim O'Callaghan, Eoghan Murphy, Kate O'Connell, ...
Methods: Meetings were held with DPOs regarding the Chamber's policies aimed at Improve the attractiveness of the Dublin City Region for all those that live, work, learn or visit the region. - Meeting, Emails sent to DPOs regarding the Chamber's policies aimed at Improve the attractiveness of the Dublin City Region for all those that live, work, learn or visit the region.* Note that activity extent for emails reference the number of different emails rather than volume as per the direction of the Standards in Public Office. - Email, Letters were sent to DPOs regarding the Chamber's policies aimed at Improve the attractiveness of the Dublin City Region for all those that live, work, learn or visit the region.* Note that activity extent for letters reference the number of different letters rather than volume as per the direction of the Standards in Public Office. - Letter, ...
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2017-01-20
Intent: Triple the capital investment envelope for projects in the Greater Dublin Area.::Create a strategy to address the transport 'bottlenecks' that will impact on the short, medium and long term competitiveness of the region.::Fund a regional implementation plan to ensure the competitiveness of the Dublin City Region.::Promote an increase in the density and height in the city centre to reduce the development of a donut region with high transport movement needs. This is pursued as a broad policy objective and does not focus on specific developments.::Achieve a balanced approach to transport policies to ensure modal shift by private car commuters while not damaging the city's general operation.
Details: Increase investment in infrastructure in Dublin to improve the efficient movement of people and goods into, through, and around the Greater Dublin area, particularly the City Centre, and to address previous underinvestment in infrastructure in Dublin and Nationally
Officials: Seán Haughey, Richard Bruton, Tommy Broughan, Finian McGrath, Denise Mitchell, Jim O'Callaghan, Eoghan Murphy, Kate O'Connell, ...
Methods: Meetings were held with DPOs regarding the Chamber's policies aimed at Increasing and improving the efficient movement of people & goods into/through/around the Greater Dublin Area, particularly the city centre, as contained in various transport submissions (http://www.dubchamber.ie/policy/policy-reports/2015/03/16/transport-strategy-for-the-greater-dublin-area) and the Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission (http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/dublin-chamber-pre-budget-submission-2017.pdf)* Note a single meeting attended by several DPOs is counted as one meeting, as per direction from the Standards in Public Office Commission. - Meeting, Emails sent to DPOs regarding the Chamber's policies aimed at Increasing and improving the efficient movement of people & goods into/through/around the Greater Dublin Area, particularly the city centre, as contained in the Chamber's transport submission (http://www.dubchamber.ie/policy/policy-reports/2015/03/16/transport-strategy-for-the-greater-dublin-area) and the Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission (http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/dublin-chamber-pre-budget-submission-2017.pdf) *Note that activity extent for emails reference the number of different emails rather than volume as per the direction of the Standards in Public Office. - Email, A submission was made to the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on the National Planning Framework. - Submission, ...
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2017-01-20
Intent: Begin to tackle bottlenecks to growth by accelerating productive infrastructure investment by €500m in 2017.::Stabilise housing demand and affordability as supply increases by introducing a first time buyer savings scheme.::Increase the number of scaling businesses in Ireland by improving the CGT Entrepreneur’s Relief for a second year.::Help micro-businesses with less than ten employees to hire new staff by introducing an Employers’ PRSI tax credit.::Accelerate the ‘Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021’ using the majority of the fiscal space.::Increase Public Transport capital investment by a minimum of €1bn over the next four years.::Report from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to the independent review group on Irish Water the implications for the Capital Programme of abolishing Irish water and funding water infrastructure investment through the exchequer.::Introduce a first time buyer deposit saving scheme.::Increase private funding s
Details: Seek the enactment of Dublin Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission 2017
Officials: Seán Haughey, Richard Bruton, Tommy Broughan, Finian McGrath, Denise Mitchell, Jim O'Callaghan, Eoghan Murphy, Kate O'Connell, ...
Methods: Meetings took place between Chamber staff and DPOs to provide clarity on the Chamber's policy positions as outlined in the Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission. The Chamber's submission is available at (http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/dublin-chamber-pre-budget-submission-2017.pdf). Note that a single meeting attended by several DPOs is counted as a single meeting, as per direction of the Standards in Public Office Commission. - Meeting, Letters were sent to DPOs regarding the Chamber's policy positions as discussed in the Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission (http://www.dubchamber.ie/docs/policy-reports/dublin-chamber-pre-budget-submission-2017.pdf). * Note that activity extent for letters reference the number of different letters rather than volume as per the direction of the Standards in Public Office Commission. - Letter, Dublin Chamber hosted a number of events at which Oireachtas members (and their staff) as well as other DPOs were in attendance, including a dinner attended by Senators, TDs, and Ministers in Leinster House. Further, Chamber staff were also in attendance at events organised by others with open invitations to DPOs at which the policy issues raised in this campaign filing were discussed. - Event / Reception, ...
British Irish Chamber of Commerce
2017-01-19
Intent: To encourage Government officials, on behalf of members, to highlight the threat to UK-Ireland trade as a result of Brexit
Details: Provided contacts in Govt Departments with survey results and press release prior to release to general media
Officials: John Callinan, Alan Cantwell
Methods: Email
Center Parcs Ireland Limited
2017-01-18
Intent: Education of key stakeholders
Details: Educate stakeholders about job creation prospects, infrastructure requirements and economic benefits
Officials: Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Alan Cantwell, Mick Cahill, Frank McDermott, Robert Troy, Peter Burke, Gabrielle McFadden, Aidan Davitt, ...
Methods: Email, Letter, Meeting, ...
The Institute of Directors Ireland
2017-01-10
Intent: To secure a change in the tax treatment of Non-Executive Directors (NEDS) in respect of certain vouched expenses incurred in the normal course of their business.
Details: Review of the non-resident Non-Executive Director (NED) tax treatment in Budget 2016 and the Finance Act 2016
Officials: Michael Noonan, Michael McGrath, Paschal Donohoe, Micheál Martin, Joan Burton, Gary Tobin, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Alan Cantwell, ...
Methods: Letter issued to the Minister for Finance and all party finance spokespeople advising them of the IoD position and asking them to consider the issue in the forthcoming Budget 2016 debates and the subsequent Finance BIll 2016 debates in the Dáil and in the Seanad. - Email