American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Lobbying Organisation American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Data transfers between Ireland and the EU

Intended results To ensure Ireland remains the global location of choice for US investment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Redmond, Chief Executive

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)

Phone call (2-5)

Meeting (1)

Letter (2-5)

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.

John Callinan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Helen Dixon Data Protection Commissioner (The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Lorcan Fullam Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Dara Murphy Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)