Michael McGrath — Watch Them Work

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Galway Chamber EU Affairs

EU Presidency, EU Trade and EU Policy

2025-09-20

LOBBY

Chambers Ireland 13 returns EU Affairs

To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including deepening the free movement of goods, services, people (including workers) and capital, increasing cross-border trade, and reducing fragmentation in Europe.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including streamlining reporting obligations and reducing the cumulative impact of legislation such as the Corporate sustainability Reporting Directive on businesses.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including prioritising fair competition by ensuring non-distortive allocation of state aid and increasing financial support to help SMEs digitalise and stay competitive.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including guaranteeing a business-friendly consumer agenda by ensuring fair competition, a stable regulatory environment, and effective policies that enhance consumer purchasing power and protect companies against opportunistic litigation.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including enhancing advisory services for GDPR implementation, and removing Single Market barriers to the introduction of digital products and services.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including enhancing digital competitiveness through coherent legislative initiatives that foster a consolidated digital single market and promote regulatory sandboxes to encourage innovation and facilitate innovation and research.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including acknowledging the role of mid-caps and ensuring a positive outcome from the revision of the EU SME definition.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including modernising and expanding energy infrastructure like grids and storage capacities.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including securing natural gas supply and exploring the use of carbon-neutral hydrogen to ensure security of supply.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including simplifying regulations, speeding up permitting processes for renewable energy projects, reducing administrative burdens, and basing policies on solid data to encourage investment in clean technolog ies to support the Green Transition.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including strengthening the EU Emissions Trading System and implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism within a WTO-compatible framework to prevent carbon leakage and support balanced global climate efforts.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including improve access to finance for sustainable projects through private investments, which also considers a step-by-step transition toward climate neutrality.
To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including simplify the EU sustainable finance framework and effectively support small and medium sized companies.

2025-05-19

LOBBY

Ruhama 2 returns EU Affairs

Thank you letter for meeting with Ruhama in Brussels.
Invitation to a meeting in Brussels.

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Irish Council for Civil Liberties EU Affairs

Justice Policy Priorities in EU

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Ibec 2 returns EU Affairs

Irish business EU policy priorities
Ibec Competitive Business, Competitive Europe campaign