Irish Venture Capital Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Venture Capital Association

Date published 16 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 and the development of competition law in Ireland

Intended results A review of the thresholds for merger notification, and changes to the simplified notification procedure.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Jane Larkin

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.

Letter (1)

Issue was raised at a business update meeting with the Department of Finance and a copy of the letter sent by the IVCA to the CCPC was subsequently provided.

Informal communication (1)

Issue was raised at a business update meeting with the Department of Finance and a copy of the letter sent by the IVCA to the CCPC was subsequently provided.

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.

Des Carville Head of Unit (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)