Federation of Transport Operators (FOTO)

Lobbying Organisation Federation of Transport Operators (FOTO)

Date published 31 Aug, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Querying tender question

Intended results Clarification of purpose of question presented in BE School Transport Tender document

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carlos Dunne, Federation of Transport Operators

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? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email to Dept of Education and Transport querying request for adherence to FTA Passenger Safe Programme, not vetted or listed as a verified training programme (June 2026)

Submission (1)

Email to TII suggesting use of emergency phones on motorways to be fitted with hazard lights to warn of dangerous events ahead such as wrong way driving, severe accident, or emergency services on site (August 2026)

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister (Department of Education)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Transport)