Telecommunications Industry Ireland (TII) engages regularly with our key stakeholders including the Minister and Department for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport,  the Minister and Department for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht,  the ComReg Commissioners, the Data Protection Commission, the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, the Department of Finance, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Department of Transport, DG CONNECT, Dublin City Council, An Garda Síochána, the local authorities, the Local Government Management Agency, the National Cyber Security Centre, the Road Management Office (R.M.O.), the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the OPW, Samaritans Ireland, the Ukrainian Embassy and others.

Annual Lunch 2024

The Telecommunications Industry Ireland Annual Lunch took place on 22 November 2024 in the College Green Hotel, Dublin 2 and the guest speaker was Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

Members of Telecommunications Industry Ireland Council with Torlach Denihan, Director of Telecommunications Industry Ireland

Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. addressing the 2024 Annual Lunch

Briefing  / Meetings

Minster for Communications

TII met with Patrick O'Donovan, Minster for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport on 14 February 2025 to discuss how the learnings from storm Éowyn are applied by both industry and government.  

Mobile Phone & Broadband Taskforce

On 16 May and 7 November 2024 Telecommunications Industry Ireland led the industry delegation at the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce, chaired by the Minister for Communications.                                                           

ComReg Strategy Seminar

Telecommunications Industry Ireland represented the industry at the ComReg Strategy Seminar on 15 October 2024.

Representing industry on fraud

On 19 December 2023 Telecommunications Industry Ireland outlined to Minster Peter Burke and the audience how the telecoms sector combats fraud on RTÉ "Upfront with Katie Hannon".

TII Dublin City Council Forum

Jamie Cudden, Telecoms Unit, Dublin City Council in Ibec on 27 November 2024.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Anti-fraud forum

Telecommunications Industry Ireland members participated in the Ibec cross sectoral anti-fraud forum on 22 May, 11 July and 25 October 2024 involving financial services, small business, tech and telecoms sectors.

National Cyber Security Centre 

In Ibec on 13 March and 17 June 2024. Richard Brown, Director, NCSC  gave a briefing on the implementation of the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems ('NIS2').

Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Patrick Neary, Assistant Secretary, Telecommunications and Digital Connectivity, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications addressed TII Council on 22 November 2024.

ESRI Telecoms Conference

Telecommunications Industry Ireland represented the industry at the ESRI conference on telecoms on 23 October 2024.                                                                             

Digital Ireland Conference

Telecommunications Industry Ireland discussed the digital agenda with Minister Dara Cleary at the Digital Ireland Conference in Dublin Castle on 18 April 2024. 

EU Institutions

European Parliament

Telecommunications Industry Ireland engages regularly with the European Parliament, including Barry Andrews MEP, who participates on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.                                                                   

St Patrick's Day networking

On 20 March 2024 TII members participated in Ibec’s seminar in Brussels with Ambassador Barbara Cullinane, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU, the B9+ breakfast event hosted by Deirdre Clune MEP & Ibec's St Patrick Day event in the European Parliament.

Incoming European Commission and Parliament

Telecommunications Industry Ireland members attended the launch of Ibec's EU Policy Priorities on 25 September 2024 with Commissioner Michael McGrath, MEPs and EU Commission officials. 

European Commission

On 8 Feb 2024 Telecommunications Industry Ireland hosted a meeting between DG CONNECT and the telecommunications network operators to discuss the EU’s Digital Decade.

Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU

Telecommunications Industry Ireland delegations met Ireland's Telecommunications Attaché to the EU to discuss telecoms policy on 20 March and 25 September 2024.

Ibec digital delegation in Brussels 2022

Our  members participated in the Ibec Digital Economy Policy Committee’s visit to the EU institutions in Brussels on 12 Oct 2022 & discussed key issues for industry with stakeholders.

Annual Lunch 2023

The Telecommunications Industry Ireland Annual Lunch took place on 24 November 2023 in the College Green Hotel, Dublin 2 and the guest speaker was Ossian Smyth T.D., Minister of State for Communications.

Members of Telecommunications Industry Ireland with Ossian Smyth T.D., Minister of State for Communications

Ossian Smyth T.D., Minister of State for Communications addressing the 2023 Telecommunications Industry Ireland Annual Lunch