Irish Exporters Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Exporters Association

Date published 18 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Business & Human Rights Roundtable

Intended results To raise concerns about risks to supply chains and the need to communicate the need to raise awareness to do more to prepare for upcoming regulations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Simon McKeever

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on Business & Human Rights round table discussion

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Sonja Hyland Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Ronnie Downes Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)