Montague Communications Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Montague Communications Ltd

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Grant from the Community Services Programme (CSP) supporting Vantastic's operational (non-staff related) expenses

Intended results Securing continuation of the grant or its replacement by an alternative source of funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Montague

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Vantastic

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Digital Office Centre Swords, Balheary Road, Swords, Co Dublin, K67 E5A0.

Main business or activity

Company website www.vantastic.ie

Contact email address cormac@vantastic.ie

Contact phone number 1800 242703

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (11-20)

WhatsApp and brief personal conversations with a view to setting up a meeting between Vantastic and Minister Dara Calleary and following up on the outcome of that meeting in September 2025.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Calleary.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Craig Dwyer Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)