IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION)

Lobbying Organisation IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Date published 10 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details The ICBA asked that the Government ratify the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Europe and Canada through the Dáil . To date 14 other EU states have already done so.

Intended results ratification of Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Europe and Canada by Irish Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kate Hickey

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 (11-20)

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

2 virtual meetings held on 17 June & 25th August with Ambassador Designate Mc Kee and Dermot MC Gauran DFA to introduce ICBA and to outline work of ICBA in promoting ratification of CETA

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.

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)