German Irish Chamber of Industry & Commerce

Lobbying Organisation German Irish Chamber of Industry & Commerce

Date published 11 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Brexit, Tax Harmonisation & the Outcome of German Elections

Intended results This was a Breakfast panel discussion with 2 guest speakers we have invited - Rainer Wieland (VP of the European Parliament and member of the German party Christian Democratic Union) and Nicholas O’Brien (Assistant Secretary with responsibility for the International and EU Division, Department of Finance). the aim was to provide our guests two informative talks from these speakers on the above mentioned topics.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity It was organised by the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce, with our CEO Ralf Lissek as the responsible person.

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.

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Breakfast panel discussion “Brexit, Tax harmonisation & the Outcome of German Elections” When: Wednesday, 22nd of November (8:45am – 10:00am) Where: European Commission, Representation in Ireland, 12-14 Lower Mount Street, Dublin, D02 W710 With our guest speakers • Rainer Wieland, Vice President of the European Parliament and member of the German party Christian Democratic Union • Nicholas O’Brien, Assistant Secretary with responsibility for the International and EU Division, Department of Finance

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.

Nicholas O'Brien Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)