Volkswagen Group Ireland Limited

Lobbying Organisation Volkswagen Group Ireland Limited

Date published 18 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details The sharing of VGIE's proposal for Climate Action and Vehicle Tax Strategy

Intended results Seeking to ensure a greener, sustainable new car market with a phased tax band modification to reflect the measured growth towards electrification. incentivise a younger, cleaner national car fleet Incentivise the growth of new car volumes compared to 2019 & 2020. maintain VRT & VAT returns for the government whilst protecting jobs in the automotive industry.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carla Wentzel - 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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on 13th August 2020 with Carla Wentzel Niall Phillips - SEAT Ireland Paddy Comyn - VW Ireland Richard Molloy - Audi Ireland Martin Cardiff - VWPC Ireland Ged Nash – TD, The Labour Party

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.

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)