Daniel Griffin

Intent: To highlight MSD's footprint in Ireland and raise awareness of key health policy priorities

Details: Strategic Operations in Ireland and Healthcare Priorities

Intent: To discuss European competitiveness, investment and industrial policy.

Details: Meeting with Conor Glynn, Laura Mannion and Daniel Griffin

Intent: That the Irish Government would gain a greater understanding of Mars' plans for Ireland and the need to strengthen the Single Market, create favourable conditions for growth and the cumulative burden of EU legislation on businesses

Details: To discuss Mars' plans for Ireland and put forward the company's positions on European competitiveness, investment and industrial policy

Intent: Understanding that development funding supports poverty reduction and stability in partner countries while also strengthening EU competitiveness, resilience and economic growth.

Details: Positive impact EU development assistance plays in delivering economic returns for Europe and its partners

Intent: To request a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss the EU Environmental Simplification Omnibus and its implications for Irish agriculture, and to understand how the Government intends to progress this agenda during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU.::To highlight that the European Commission formally adopted its proposed environmental simplification package on 3rd December 2025, as part of its broader agenda aimed at reducing administrative burdens and delivering EU environmental objectives in a more efficient, proportionate, and cost-effective manner.::To welcome efforts to improve coherence and reduce unnecessary complexity in the regulatory framework. Farmers are increasingly concerned that the current implementation of EU environmental legislation is characterised by legal uncertainty, inconsistent interpretation, and an increasingly precautionary approach in decision-making.::To highlight that this has created significant challenges

Details: Environment Simplification Omnibus

Intent: To emphasise the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the General Affairs Council (GAC) discussions.::To stress that the European Commission's proposals in July 2025 on the Multiannual Financial Framework are hugely concerning for IFA.::To highlight that the proposed €293.7bn ringfenced for for CAP is a drastic cut in both real and nominal terms to the current CAP 2023-2027 budget (and that's assuming forecast Member State contributions materialise).::For Ireland it's a potential cut of c.€1.8bn (-24%) in the next CAP - a direct hit to the economic viability of farms across Ireland (note 73% of average farm income was derived from direct payments in 2023-2024); generational renewal, essential environmental schemes and rural development measures.::That a minimum ringfenced CAP budget of €500bn is needed to account for inflation and better manage current and future farming challenges. Farmers cannot be expected to do more with less. We have noted the European Commission

Details: Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Discussion at General Affairs Council (GAC)

Intent: To share our material on Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of EU, including article sent to members of Chartered Accountants Ireland and our webpage. Determining timing of launch of Policy Programme for Presidency of the Council of the EU

Details: Sending Chartered Accountants Ireland's material on Ireland’s presidency of Council of EU, regarding Ireland’s Policy Programme for Presidency of Council of EU and engaging re timing.

Intent: Express concerns regarding the European Commission’s proposal to introduce a new category of EU own resources in the form of a uniform call rate to the weight of non-collected electrical and electronic equipment amounting to €2/kg (referred to as “e-waste levy”), as set out in the draft Council Decision on new Own Resources.

Details: Shared a joint industry letter on the proposed new own resource base on non-collected waste (e-waste levy).

Intent: The communication of the public policy benefits of maintaining a merger control framework that is predictable, proportionate, and conducive to open engagement, for the purposes of supporting innovation, scale, and competitiveness alongside effective competition protection.

Details: Briefing on European Competition Policy

Intent: To discuss key EU digital and telecommunications policy priorities ahead of Ireland’s EU Presidency, including the Digital Networks Act, the Cybersecurity Act (CSA2), merger policy, digital sovereignty, and ongoing discussions at EU level on Roam Like at Home.

Details: Meeting with Minister Byrne at the Munich Security Conference