Executive Trust Ltd. (Europcar)

Lobbying Organisation Executive Trust Ltd.

Date published 01 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Requested refund on already paid Motor tax for vehicles that would not be used for 3 - 6 months during Covid and VRT on new vehicles which would now not be used.

Intended results We wanted refund on motor tax paid on vehicles which would sit during Covid restrictions and VRT refund on vehicles that were registered that would not be used to due massive reduction in business

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm Brady - Managing Director

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)

Requested refund on already paid Motor tax for vehicles that would not be used for 3 - 6 months during Covid and VRT on new vehicles which would now not be used.

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.

Deirdre Hanlon Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

John Hogan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)