IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION)

Lobbying Organisation IRELAND CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Date published 12 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details The ICBA has advocated for the Government to ratify the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Europe and Canada through the Dáil. To date 15 other EU States have already done so.

Intended results Ratification by Ireland of Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Europe and Canada.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris Collenette ICBA Chair

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.

Event / Reception (1)

The ICBA hosted the Annual Maple Leaf Dinner on 14th October 2022 in the Marker Hotel. As an invited speaker, the former Tanaiste and current Taoiseach delivered the keynote address to the guests in attendance. This address was followed by a 1 to 1 video interview with ICBA Chair where the issue of CETA and ratification of same was dicsussed.

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 Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)