British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Invited to Speak at our Annual Higher Education and Research Conference in London

Intended results For the Minister to an inform a largely British audience about Irish HER Policy and how he plans to strengthen the working and collaborative nature between sectors in Ireland and UK.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Lynam

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.

Email (2-5)

Email outlining the invite to the Minister to give an address at our conference, as the respective Minister has done every year. Checking availability and logistics.

Phone call (1)

Phone call to confirm finer details about target audience and venue security protocols

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.

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)