Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Roundtable policy discussion on the area of cybersecurity attended by Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer and Cathriona Hallahan, Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland.

Intended results To start a discussion on the area of cyber security policy matters.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cathriona Halloran

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 (1)

The meeting took place on November 5th 2018

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.

Niall Burgess Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)