Declan Hughes

Declan Hughes

Total Lobbying Efforts: 637

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County Kildare Chamber

2025-01-21

Intent: Provide Kildare Chamber views on priorities in supporting the two-way US-Ireland business relationship

Details: Ireland-US business relationship

Officials: Joe Hackett, Declan Hughes

Methods: Outline Kildare Chamber priorities related to the US-Ireland relationship - Meeting

Rockwood Consulting ULC

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-01-21

Intent: The prioritisation of the implementation of EU mandates for hydrogen mobility

Details: Sought the prioritisation of the implementation of EU mandates for hydrogen mobility

Officials: Oonagh Buckley, Declan Hughes, Ken Spratt, David Hegarty, Barry Quinlan, Matthew Collins, Cecil Beamish, Billy Kelleher, ...

Methods: Email

Stripe

2025-01-21

Intent: Introduce Stripe and our operations in Ireland, exchange views on the upcoming EU mandate and discuss how Stripe supports the businesses we serve across Ireland in their digitalisation journey.

Details: Introduction to Stripe and exchange of views on Ireland’s role in Europe on enterprise matters / digitalisation.

Officials: Declan Hughes

Methods: Email, Meeting

Irish Bioenergy Association

2025-01-21

Intent: To express the grave concerns of the biogas / biomethane regarding the current direction of the proposed Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO) scheme, which will fail to achieve one of its fundamental objective of supporting the development of an indigenous biomethane sector in Ireland if the issue of imported biomethane and bioliquids fulfilling the obligation is not addressed in the RHO scheme design.

Details: IrBEA letter which was co signed by biomethane developer & producers & bioliquid producers was sent to the Secretary General of the DECC and cc'd to the Secretary General at the DAFM, Secretary General at the DETE, Secretary General at the Department of An Taoiseach and the Secretary General at the , ...

Officials: Oonagh Buckley, Brendan Gleeson, Declan Hughes, John Callinan, Ken Spratt, Simon Harris, Micheál Martin

Methods: Letter

Law Society of Ireland

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-01-21

Intent: That the future government commence or increase funding for areas of interest to the Law Society including in relation to court infrastructure and access to justice

Details: Law Society submission on Budget 2025

Officials: Jack Chambers, John Hogan, Paschal Donohoe, David Moloney, Fiona O'Connor, Simon Harris, John Callinan, Sarah Bardon, ...

Methods: Email, Submission

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

2025-01-21

Intent: Provide AmCham views on priorities in supporting the two-way US-Ireland business relationship

Details: Communicate AmCham views on the US-Ireland business relationship

Officials: Joe Hackett, Declan Hughes

Methods: Outline AmCham priorities related to the US-Ireland relationship - Meeting

Dublin Chamber of Commerce

2025-01-21

Intent: Outlined member concerns regarding the increasing misuse of sick leave entitlements and advocated for a delay in expanding the entitlement to seven days in 2025 until businesses better adjust to recent increases

Details: Letter sent to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the expansion of statutory sick pay

Officials: Declan Hughes

Methods: Secretary General included in email sent with letter attached. https://www.dublinchamber.ie/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Ov7VZgJjpW4=&portalid=0 - Letter

SSE plc

2025-01-21

Intent: Policy discussion and support to deliver a net zero energy system and encourage clean energy investment, including: Empowering homes and businesses to decarbonise; accelerating renewable energy growth; developing the necessary infrastructure for the electrification of society; enabling flexible power to meet our future energy needs; delivering a planning system for net zero.

Details: Delivery of a net zero energy system

Officials: Declan Hughes, Oonagh Buckley

Methods: Panel participation at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference. - Event / Reception, Panel participation at the Electricity Association of Ireland Annual Conference. - Event / Reception

Dublin Chamber of Commerce

2025-01-21

Intent: Encouraged cross border collaboration between Belfast and Dublin to bolster connectivity on the island of Ireland.

Details: Chief Executive's Annual Dinner 2024 speech

Officials: Micheál Martin, Jack Chambers, Dara Calleary, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Cormac Devlin, Oonagh Buckley, James Geoghegan, Robert Watt, ...

Methods: Chief Executive was the MC of the event. Dublin Chamber’s Annual Dinner 2024 took place at the RDS. - Event / Reception

Dublin Chamber of Commerce

2025-01-21

Intent: Advocated for increased supports for small businesses on their journeys to decarbonise and for grants to be simplified and made more accessible.

Details: Dublin Chamber President's speech at the Annual Dinner 2024

Officials: Micheál Martin, Jack Chambers, Dara Calleary, Darragh O'Brien, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Cormac Devlin, Oonagh Buckley, James Geoghegan, ...

Methods: President’s keynote speech. Dublin Chamber’s Annual Dinner took place at the RDS. - Event / Reception