Patricia O'Brien

Intent: Secure commitment to Irish business priorities for EU institutional cycle with particular reference to Ireland-France business relations

Details: Irish business outlook for 2020

Intent: Ensure understanding from Ambassador that Irish business is opposed to the French approach to digital taxation policy, an exchange of views on Brexit preparedness on bilateral basis and understanding of Irish business objectives in EU trade policy

Details: Irish business positioning on French approach to digital taxation matters, preparations for Brexit, EU trade policy

Intent: Increase awareness of the economic risks associated with Brexit and the likely impact that different scenarios have for individual companies.::Influence the Irish Government and State agencies to take proactive steps domestically to offset these risks.::Influence Government to adopt a position in negotiations that seeks to minimise economic disruption and adverse effects on Irish companies, and promotes a positive, collaborative future EU/UK relationship and a strong, successful future EU.

Details: Communicating the priorities of Irish business for Brexit and the future of the EU-UK relationship

Intent: Inform on the issues that concern the DRCC.

Details: Briefing on issues DRCC highlighted in UNCAT Submission.

Intent: Enhancing knowledge of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and UN Council Members on civil society issues to raised in Ireland's second UPR examination

Details: Irelands Second UPR Examination

Intent: Support for protection of right to housing in the Constitution

Details: Briefing on right to housing

Intent: The Irish Government to support the UN resolution to protect the most vulnerable, particularly those living in rural areas.

Details: UN Resolution on the promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas