mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Lobbying Organisation mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Date published 21 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Email in relation to Freenow by Lyft's acquisition of Lynk and Swift

Intended results To inform elected representatives of Freenow by Lyft's acquisition of Lynk and Swift, and underline their continued commitment to Ireland's taxi sector.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sam Pooke

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 (1)

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.

Michael Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace Boland TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louis O'Hara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joanne Collins Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Brabazon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Hayes TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Daniel Ennis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rory Hearne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Máire Devine TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor Sheehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Finance)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Transport)