Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
10.9 Fte (53)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
58
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Ibec
EU Transparency Register
479468313744-50 First registered on 03 Jun 2014
Goals / Remit
Ibec is Ireland’s largest lobby and business representative group. Our purpose is to help build a better, sustainable future by influencing, supporting and delivering for business success. With over 280 employees, Ibec engages with key stakeholders in Ireland and internationally through our six regional offices and our Brussels office, along with an extensive international network in the UK and US. Ibec is the Irish national member federation of BusinessEurope.
Ibec positions are shaped by our diverse membership, which range from small to large, domestic to multinational and our 40 trade associations cover a wide range of industry sectors.
As well as lobbying, Ibec provides a wide range of professional services and management training to members on all aspects of human resource management, occupational health and safety, employee relations and employment law.Main EU files targeted
Ibec works to protect and promote the interests of Irish enterprise and to champion Ireland's business model and economic priorities at all levels within the EU Institutions.
Ibec engages with the EU institutions on all topics of relevance to business in Ireland, including in the following policy areas and files:
1) Economic and financial affairs (e.g., Next Generation EU, Stability and Growth Pact)
2) Energy, environment, climate, infrastructure and transport (e.g., Fit for 55 package, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)
3) Single market and the digital economy (e.g., Single Market Emergency Instrument, AI Act, Data Act)
4) International relations and trade policy (e.g., EU-UK relations, including with regard for the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, EU-US relations, including with regard for the EU-US Trade and Technology Council)
5) Legal affairs (e.g., Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive)
6) Social and employment policy (e.g., Directive on adequate minimum wages, social partner negotiations on telework and the right to disconnect)Address
Head Office
84-86 Baggot Street Lower
Dublin 2 D02 H720
IRELANDEU Office
100 Avenue de Cortenbergh
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
53
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 75% 1 50% 3 25% 13 10% 34 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
10.9
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Elijah Hayden Moorhead Byrne 13 Nov 2024 31 Mar 2025 Patrick R Ivory 10 Sep 2024 09 Sep 2025 Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 09 Sep 2024 08 Sep 2025 Neil WILLOUGHBY 02 Sep 2024 01 Sep 2025 Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 08 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Neil WILLOUGHBY 24 Aug 2023 24 Aug 2024 Patrick IVORY 24 Aug 2023 24 Aug 2024 Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 24 Aug 2023 01 Nov 2023 Ms Kate BYRNE 24 Aug 2023 20 Oct 2023 Róisín DE BHALDRAITHE 01 Dec 2022 29 Apr 2023 Patrick IVORY 20 Sep 2022 24 Aug 2023 Ms Kate BYRNE 17 Sep 2022 24 Aug 2023 Neil WILLOUGHBY 17 Sep 2022 24 Aug 2023 Patrick IVORY 18 Sep 2019 18 Sep 2020 Mr Austin DOWLING 08 Aug 2019 29 Feb 2020 Mr SHANE LYSTER 09 Apr 2019 22 Jan 2020 Mr Austin DOWLING 22 Jan 2019 22 Jul 2019 Ms Doreen BURKE 21 Sep 2018 23 Nov 2018 Mr SHANE LYSTER 07 Apr 2018 06 Apr 2019 Ms Doreen BURKE 05 Oct 2017 21 Sep 2018 Mr SHANE LYSTER 24 Mar 2017 23 Mar 2018 Ms Aoife Doyle 23 Jan 2017 12 Aug 2017 Mr SHANE LYSTER 02 Apr 2016 24 Mar 2017 Ms Aoife Doyle 14 Nov 2015 12 Nov 2016 Ms Aoife Doyle 12 Aug 2014 08 Aug 2015 Complementary Information
Our website at www.ibec.ie is regularly updated with freely accessible information about our activities, campaigns, policy positions, our staff and their areas of responsibility.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Ibec and its 40 sectoral trade associations belong to a number of membership organisations at EU level:
• AIM - European Brands Association
• AISE - International Association of Soaps, Detergents & Maintenance Products
• Brewers of Europe
• BusinessEurope
• CAOBISCO - European Chocolate & Confectionery Association
• CEEREAL - European Breakfast Cereal Association
• CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council
• CEMBUREAU - European Cement Association
• CEPE - European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink & Artists' Colours Industry
• CLITRAVI - Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the EU
• Construction Products Europe
• Cosmetics Europe
• DigitalEurope
• EDA - European Dairy Association
• EFBW - European Federation of Bottled Waters
• ESPO - European Sea Ports Organisation
• EuroCommerce
• EuropaBio
• European Plastics Converters
• EPC - European Policy Centre
• ESF - European Services Forum
• FEDIAF - European Pet Food Industry Association
• FoodDrinkEurope
• MedTech Europe
• ORGALIM - European Engineering Industries Association
• Specialised Nutrition Europe
• SpiritsEurope
• UECBV - European Livestock & Meat Traders Union
• UNESDA - Soft Drinks EuropeMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Advisory Committee on free movement of workers#X01784#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1784 #Member #C#Industry#Advisory Committee on Vocational Training#X01803#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1803 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Comité consultatif pour la sécurité et la santé sur le lieu de travail#X01211#GILLEN Michael #https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1211 #Member #B#Industry#Update Workplaces Directive 89/654/EEC#Intérêt des représentants des employeurs#Pandemic on OSH related issues
Groups (European Parliament)
SME
Communication activities
Ibec's EU activities, campaigns and positions are communicated by way of newsletters, events, press statements, policy papers and submissions. These can all be accessed via our website at www.ibec.ie.
Our primary EU policy campaign is Stronger Europe, Stronger Ireland: Competitive, Innovative,
Sustainable & Open (https://www.ibec.ie/influencing-for-business/ibec-campaigns/eu-campaign), which sets out four main priorities:
1. An EU that is focused on its strengths and competitiveness (economic and financial affairs, social and employment policy, research and innovation, education and skills)
2. An EU that leads an inclusive and innovative digital decade (single market, and the digital economy)
3. An EU that puts sustainability at the heart of our prosperity (energy, environment, climate, infrastructure and transport)
4. An EU that is open for trade and investment (international relations and trade policy)Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
58 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 12 Nov 2024 Location Brussels Subject Remarks on 2024 – 2029 EU Commission agenda Roundtable on CMU, DORA, SEPA,Common European Regulatory Framework DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 09 Feb 2024 Location Ennis, Ireland Subject Meeting with the Irish Business and Employers Confederation on data centres and related energy requirements, decarbonisation. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Jaan Mannik (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Forestry in Ireland Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Solvency II Review AND AIFMD review DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 21 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU Trade policy including Free Trade Agreements, EU-UK relations/Windsor Framework, Digital Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Transition towards sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Critical Raw Materials package Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 08 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Ibec and the Irish Med Tech Association discussed implementation of the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and its potential impact on future patient access to medtech, as well as R&D and investment Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Patricia Reilly (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital policy - highlight positive case studies on Ibec's, discuss the latest developments shaping Europe’s Digital Future and exchange views Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Oct 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The Irish TRIS notification on Alcohol Labels Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject General EU issues since Mrs Reilly became Head of Cabinet on 1 September. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Patricia Reilly (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Jun 2022 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject REPowerEU Plan; EU Energy Platform Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 03 May 2022 Location Virtual meeting Subject Sanctions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Darta Tentere (Cabinet member)
- Peter Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Address at IBEC event - EU response to Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Food & Drinks Ireland Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Insurance sector's interpretation, Taxonomy DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 03 Mar 2022 Location Dublin (IE) Subject Minimum wage proposal, Platform work proposal, Labour shortages, Right to Request Remote Working Bill, Social dialogue. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2022 Location Virtual Subject Delivered speech at webinar - Taxonomy, CSRD, Sustainable Corporate Governance and CMU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Sep 2021 Location Virtual Subject Introductory meeting – European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Virtual meeting Subject Capital Markets Union, Digital Finance, Sustainable Finance, and Anti-Money Laundering. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Claude Bocqueraz (Cabinet member)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Virtual Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2021 Location virtual Subject EU-US trade relations; Trade relations with other third countries Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject EU priorities for the year. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Oct 2020 Location Brussels (VC) Subject Discussion with IBEC members on digital issues, e.g. open strategic autonomy, AI, cloud federation, tax, skills. Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject effects on EU/US trade dispute on the sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject effects on EU/US trade dispute on the sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject priorities of the incoming Commission and DG Trade's WP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject priorities of the incoming Commission and DG Trade's WP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Launch of Strategy document for biopharmachem Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Aviation issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2018 Location Ireland Subject Agri Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Ireland as a substance economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject IE, Economy, Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject ESAs review; regulatory issues Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Forestry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Threats to the continued growth of Spirits Industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject General Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject energy policy development DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 12 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2017 Location BERL 08/304 Subject AGRI related issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
- Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Recording for IBEC conference Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Free Momvement and Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Business Outlook Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Agri matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject General Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Growth and Competitiveness Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Dublin Subject Telecom, free flow of data, digital skills, e-commerce, e-government, spectrum, privacy shield Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject The impact of Brexit on Irish business Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 May 2016 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject EU energy and climate agenda for 2016 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Developments stemming from the Energy Union package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
- Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jul 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Commission piorities; better regulation agenda. Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Michelle Sutton (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Preliminary views on the European Commission's upcoming package on Europe's digital economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2015 Location DUBLIN Subject Commissioner work programme for 2015 and policy priorities for the 5 year term as Commissionr. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jan 2015 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject Meeting board of Directors of IBEC to discuss Commission Work Programme Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Power (Cabinet member)
- Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Belgium Subject Launch of IBEC Business Priorities DG Secretariat-General Attending - Catherine Day (Secretary-General)