TASK Ltd

Lobbying Organisation TASK Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details To highlight concerns from FOI records (DRCD-FOI-2026-0020) showing that PanPan, a GPS alarm also branded as Ally and previously supplied by Tunstall to Age Friendly Ireland under a direct award, was discussed by name in AFATS lot-structure discussions attended by Chief Officer Catherine McGuigan before PQQ publication; her involvement appears inconsistent with a statement from Meath County Council that her role was very limited. No conflict-of-interest declaration was identified in the records.

Intended results Suspension of the AFATS framework tender (2026) pending independent examination of procurement governance and conflict of interest concerns relating to the Chief Officer of Age Friendly Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ronan Bunting

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.

Phone call (1)

08/06/2026 Telephone call

Email (1)

08/06/2026 Email to follow telephone call

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.

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)