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2022-03-22
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To support company employees who are non Irish, non-EU to be allowed to keep their existing work permits and wave the requirement for new work permit and fees
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lufthansa Technik Shannon Limited sought support to allow non Irish non-EU nationals that are made redundant to renew their work permit and to wave the requirement for a new work permit fee. |
2022-03-22
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fintan Towey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Transport
Intent: To secure a rental rebate for the upgrade make to the hangar owned by SAA
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lufthansa Technik Shannon Limited sought support from Mr Joe Carey for a rebate on rent from Shannon Airport Authority as the company had upgraded the Hangar adding value and has now vacated as the company is being sold. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A reduction / rebate in rents
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lufthansa Technik Shannon Limited operates in the aircraft maiantenence industry and continues to suffer from the harsh impacts of the Covid Pandemic where revenues have fallen significant. Our Correspondence and meetings with government TDs was to seek a reduction / rebate for rental changes on our Hangars in Shannon. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noeleen Fitzgerald (Head of Finance), Clare County Council; Liam Conneally (Director of Services or Equivalent), Clare County Council; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An extension of the current EWSS scheme and other supports including rates and rent waivers.
Methods: Email, Meeting, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Shannon based companies |
| — | LTSL and LTTS operate in the aviation maintenance sector |
| — | employing 730+ staff. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on our business and revenues have fallen significantly. Our correspondence to and meetings with government TDs and Ministers sought an extension to EWSS / State Covid supports. The company’s meetings with and correspondence to Clare County Council sought a reduction in rents and rates. |
2021-01-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Noeleen Fitzgerald (Head of Finance), Clare County Council; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Conneally (Director of Services or Equivalent), Clare County Council; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An extension of the current EWSS scheme and other supports including rates and rent waivers and an increase in training grants.
Methods: Virtual Meeting, Phone call, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The impact of the CVOID-19 pandemic on LTSL is decimating our businesses and we are seeking urgent government support. To help we are seeking an extension of the EWSS support scheme to the end of 2021 |
| — | an abatement of rent and rates and an increase in training grants. |
2020-09-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek support to encourage the government support extended into 2021.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Introductory meeting with the new Clare TD |
| — | Joe Carey on Friday 3RD July 2020 to update him on the substantial impact the pandemic has had on Lufthansa Technik Shannon Ltd and the overall MRO Business. |
2019-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Pat Breen (Minister of State), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Intent: Seeking a change to the basis for payment of allowances for trainees attending the Aircraft Maintenance Technician training programme run by SOLAS/ETB.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lufthansa Technik Shannon Ltd sought support from Mr Pat Breen Minister |
| — | seeking a change to the basis for payment of allowances for trainees attending the Aircraft Maintenance Technician training programme run by SOLAS/ETB. Training allowances are currently only paid to Trainees who are already eligible for unemployment benefits. With reduced unemployment |
| — | many candidates don’t qualify for unemployment benefits |
| — | making it very difficult to attract suitable candidates |
2018-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Pat Breen (Minister of State), Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Intent: To secure an urgent issue of permits for international students that were arriving for Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Course in Ireland
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lufthansa Technik Shannon Ltd sought support from Mr Pat Breen Minister of State for Trade |
| — | Employment |
| — | Business |
| — | EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection regarding the issue of permits for international students that are arriving for Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Course in Ireland due to a delay in processing of applications. |
2018-02-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Pat Breen (Minister of State), Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation; Shane Ross (Minister), Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Intent: To request the help of the Irish Government to use influence to encourage the Union to reengage and come back into process and seek a speedy resolution before irreparable damage is done to the company and protect 500 skilled jobs
Methods: Email, Letter, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Company v SIPTU Pay Claim Dispute and notice of Industrial Action. The company requested support to encourage SIPTU to move back into talks before industrial action commenced. Dude to the nature of the business the threat of IA has an immediate impact of the profitability of the company as customers decide not to risk send aircraft to the facility for maintenance in the event that the aircraft would be stuck in the facility due to IA. |