Charlie McConalogue

Continue engagement from prior meetings to maintain a constructive, positive relationship and provide policymakers with practical input on issues affecting business operations.

Engagement with policymakers to highlight the impact of cross‑border working challenges on regional businesses. Building relationships with key political stakeholders and outlining how Ireland’s business‑friendly environment supports high‑value jobs in Letterkenny and Dublin,…

Following on from previous meetings, to keep the relationship warm and positive. Share input to stakeholders on key issues impacting business. Emphasize how Ireland’s business-friendly environment has enabled us to create high-value jobs in Letterkenny and Dublin, and highlight…

Request for Meeting and Proposal: Inclusion of Operational Machinery Drivers on Critical Skills List - and to propose a pathway to remedy this via inclusion of “operational drivers for contracting & forestry machinery” in the Critical Skills Occupation List for skilled…

To raise awareness of the key priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

To raise awareness of the key priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

To raise awareness of the key trade priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

1. The introduction of a ban on the purchasing below the costs of production, in the upcoming review of the Unfair Trading Practices Directive 2. The application of such a measure also to non-EU farmers supplying the EU market.

To insist that the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine resolves the issue of the suspension of access to the Chinese market quickly. This is a setback that needs to be rectified, given that access to the Chinese market has only recently been restored.

Amendment to qualification criteria - increase in qualification threshold.

To ensure that all farmers are aware of the new changes to the trading environment with the UK.::To collaborate with the Department of Agriculture on the development of an appropriate business process which will ensure that any certification requirements are delivered in the…

To secure increased concessions re product destined for Northern Ireland retail; and previously exempt product (e.g. sausage/prepared meats; seed potatoes going into Northern Ireland) under the Windsor Agreement.::To highlight how important it is for for trading businesses to…

To welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the Chinese market is re-opening for Irish beef.::To highlight that the opportunity now presented by the suspension of Brazilian beef going into the lucrative and high-volume Chinese market…

To highlight the potential value and opportunity in increasing food exports between Ireland and the USA

To ensure an understanding of the Irish Whiskey Association's position in relation to current EU trade negotiations with Kenya