2026-05-21
2 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Briefing on the taxi supply shortage and the Taxis for Ireland Coalition position ahead of an Oireachtas Committee on Transport hearing on issues in the taxi sector.
Methods: Phone call
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Shaw (Chief Executive Officer), National Transport Authority; Kevin O'Brien (Director), National Transport Authority
Intent: Discussion on the taxi shortage in Ireland and proposals for a National Taxi Strategy.
Methods: LetterMeeting
2026-05-21
6 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To discuss the taxi supply shortage in rural Ireland and potential solutions.
Methods: EmailMeeting
2026-05-21
2 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Conor Gallagher (Special Adviser), Department of Transport
Intent: A meeting with the Minister to discuss the taxi supply shortage in Ireland and proposals for a National Taxi Strategy.
Methods: EmailLetter
Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To discuss the contents of Amazon's paper on tackling single market barriers.
Methods: Email
2026-05-20
21 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Conor Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Joanne Collins (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Oireachtas member attendance at a drop-in briefing hosted by the Car Rental Council on the role of the car rental sector, including a discussion on how forthcoming EU Clean Corporate Vehicles proposals may affect rental fleet availability, visitor mobility and regional tourism capacity.
Methods: EmailInformal communication
Details by Method
Informal communication
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2026-05-20
1 officialCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Keira Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An opportunity for Tigers Childcare to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Children to discuss the ongoing challenges facing the early years and childcare sector.
Methods: EmailPhone call
2026-05-20
2 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Information regarding the school flu vaccine rollout
Methods: EmailPhone call
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Email
Briefing on school flu vaccine rollout
Phone call
Briefing on school flu vaccine rollout
2026-05-20
3 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Foley (Adviser to Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Support for an Early Access Programme for innovative oncology medicines.
Methods: EmailPhone call
Details by Method
Email
Discussion of proposed Early Access Programme for innovative oncology medicines
Phone call
Discussion of proposed Early Access Programme for innovative oncology medicines
2026-01-21
14 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Joanne Collins (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Highlight the shortage of taxis as a national and local issue; meet with Oireachtas members to brief them further on the issue; and encourage the Oireachtas Committee on Transport to hold a hearing on the issues of taxi supply and availability.
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call