Gibney Communications

Lobbying Organisation Gibney Communications

Date published 14 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details To engage with politicians to discuss the benefits of Ireland's membership to CERN.

Intended results To encourage public representatives and Government to support progressing Ireland's membership to CERN.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eamonn Mackey

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Institute of Physics Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 35 Westland Row, Dublin 2, D02 XY04

Main business or activity

Company website https://www.iopireland.org/

Contact email address ireland@iop.org

Contact phone number 00447741724998

Contact address 35 Westland Row, Dublin 2, D02 XY04

Mass communications

Email All Senators Issue briefing note to all Senators, sharing the benefits to Ireland of joining CERN in advance of the Seanad debate on CERN.

Email All Oireachtas Members Email invitation to all Oireachtas members to invite them to the Institute of Physics' briefing on CERN hosted in the Oireachtas AV Room on 5th July.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to invite him to participate in the Institute of Physics' Skills of the Future Forum to discuss the need to further support Ireland's apprenticeship system.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meet with Senator Malcolm Byrne to discuss how to further progress Ireland's membership to CERN through a briefing event.

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.

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)