Irish Exporters Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Exporters Association

Date published 13 Aug, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Meeting with Officials at 2026 National Economic Dialogue

Intended results Inform the NED of the IEA's 2027 Budget priorities.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vicki Caplin

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)

Attended Plenary and Enterprise breakout session during the National Economic Dialogue 2026 in Dublin Castle to discuss matters relating to Irish Exporters & the economy.

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.

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Declan Hughes Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)