Michael McDowell

To seek support for proposals/raise points in Digital Business Ireland report on The Impact of Revised EU Cybersecurity Act on Irish SMEs

Highlight Ibec priorities for the General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024 to Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Oxfam Ireland intended to highlight the negative consequences of the proposed Pact on Migration and Asylum and to urge the MEPs to vote no to the pact in the European Parliament, Seantors and TDs to reject it at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Hearing and the Minister for…

To seek information on the planned work programme of the Seanad Select Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments to to outline ICCL's priority for same.

To draw attention to the attacks on Tbilisi pride events in Georgia and to ask the EU Affairs Committee to raise the matter with the delegation from Georgia who appeared at the Committee earlier in the year. ::To draw attention to the attacks on Tbilisi pride events in Georgia…

To understand if the government was intending to join the the CJEU case against Hungary on its anti-LGBTQ 'propaganda' laws ::To encourage Oireachtas members to support Ireland joining the CJEU case against Hungary's anti LGBTQ 'Propaganda' laws.

To inform the EU affairs committee of concerns regarding civil society freedoms in Georgia as raised by Georgian NGOs ahead of a parliamentary delegation speaking to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on EU Affairs review Ireland's position on the TRIPS waiver

urge Government to defer tabling any such motion until the Oireachtas has an opportunity to have a full exchange of views on this matter. We note that 11 other member states as well as Canada are still considering the ratification of this agreement so there is no need for…

To ensure understanding of the economic impact of Brexit on the alcohol sector.

To ensure understanding of industry perspectives and concerns about the potential impact of Brexit to the alcohol sector.

Provide SSE’s perspective on issues raised and priorities for the energy sector in light of the UK’s exit from the EU.::SSE's main messages were: Ensure that the single electricity market between Ireland and Northern Ireland is maintained, and that the I-SEM market reform…

That the EU makes available structural and adjustment funding to the farming and food sectors that are negatively impacted due to changes in the relationship that are negotiated between the EU and the UK

To minimise disruption and damage to trade and farmers' livelihoods::To ensure a commitment to commence discussions on the future EU-UK relationship early in the negotiating process::To ensure that there is a commitment to implement a transitional arrangement, if necessary,…

That EU State Aid limits be extended in Member States that have been disproportionately impacted by the depreciation of Sterling, and whose competitiveness versus their EU trading partners has been undermined.