Royal Dublin Society

Lobbying Organisation Royal Dublin Society

Date published 12 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Public consultation on the preparation of the White Paper on Enterprise From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intended results The result that we intended to secure with the submission, was to ensure that the White Paper would address issues raised by Brexit and facilitate trade between the UK and Ireland - particularly with respect to the unique sector of trade exhibitions An easement/measure in Irish customs policy to address problems created by Brexit, thereby stimulating trade between the UK and Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ms. Geraldine Ruane RDS CEO

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 (1)

One email was sent to the Department by the RDS CEO following the guidelines on the Department website for submissions via email. The email was sent to enterprisepolicy@enterprise.gov.ie

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)