IBM

Lobbying Organisation IBM

Date published 13 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Ireland's competitiveness for foreign direct investment

Intended results Encourage Ireland to enhance its competitiveness for attracting foreign direct investment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Barry O'Brien

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 (2-5)

Meeting of Minister McGrath with Gary Cohn, IBM, in Davos. Meeting of Taoiseach and Mr. Callinan with Wilson Lowery, IBM in Washington DC.

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.

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

John Callinan Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)