Workday Limited (Workday)

Lobbying Organisation Workday Limited

Date published 08 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details To follow up with Minister Coveney on the recent meeting in April 2023 and provide more context to Workday's growth plans in Ireland.

Intended results Provide business update and show the future development plans for Workday's new EMEA HQ to the Minister as well as provide details of our academic partnership with TU Dublin.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Graham Abell

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting at Workday Smithfield office on 24th October 2023 with Graham Abell, Victoria Mackechnie, Brian Montgomery (Workday) and Minister Coveney and Aimee Williams (IDA Ireland) to follow up on the April 2023 meeting where it was agreed to show the minister the Workday Smithfield office and showcase the Grangegorman development plans.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)