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2025-07-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Retraction and apology regarding remarks about bus drivers
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Correspondence pertaining to Fine Gael comments about Bus Drivers in “Building a Better Dublin” document |
2025-02-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Meeting with the Minister, engagement on policy issues like Direct Awards, tendering, BRT, Metro, DART and Transport Police.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Stakeholder Engagement |
2023-09-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Due to a shortage of bus drivers and a back log in tests, it was proposed to allow Dublin Bus trainers to conduct driving tests
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Allow Dublin Bus trainers to carry out driving tests |
2023-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The NBRU were seeking a hearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport to discuss bus real time information |
2022-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport
Intent: Face coverings would continue to be mandatory on Public Transport
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to An Taoiseach to maintain face masks on Public Transport to ensure workers are safe as is practicable. |
2021-12-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Formation of a fully funded Division of An Garda Síochána to police the Public Transport network to combat the upsurge in anti-social behaviour on our trains, buses and trams.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A letter was sent to Irish Rail and copied to An Taoiseach and Ministers seeking the formation of a fully funded Division of An Garda Síochána to police the Public Transport network to combat the upsurge in anti-social behaviour on our trains |
| — | buses and trams. |
2021-09-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport
Intent: Engagement with worker Representives in the bus transport sector and a halt to the privatisation of State Transport services
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Proposed tendering of State owned bus services by the National Transport Authority |
2020-12-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Extra late night PSO bus and train services to cater for increased demend for Public Transport during Covid-19 post level 5 lockdown. Immediate establishment of the Public Transport Stakeholders Forum
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Enhanced late night Public Transport operation |
| — | increased opening hours of businesses and immediate establishment of the Transport Stakeholders Forum mooted in the Programme for Government. |
2020-08-27
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport
Intent: Establishment of a Public Transport Forum,::Antisocial Behaviour forum::Transport Garda unit::Implementation of the Oireachtas Report on access to public transport for persons with disabilities::Bus Rapit Transit,
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Establishment of a Public Transport Forum |
| — | Antisocial Behaviour forum |
| — | |
| — | Transport Garda unit |
| — | Implementation of the Oireachtas Report on access to public transport for persons with disabilities |
| — | Bus Rapit Transit |
| — |
2020-06-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Shanahan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: these listed items to become Government policy
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Staggering starting times of schools |
| — | colleges and other workplaces to lessen the peak time demand on Public Transport. Incentives for people who work from home |
| — | like a tax credit. Introduction of park and ride facilities to eliminate congestion. Introduction of Bus Rapid Transit and the establishment of a transport forum. |