Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Lobbying Organisation Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Date published 17 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details The Motor Industry requested that the sale and supply of motor vehicles be included in Phase 1 of their Roadmap for easing COVID- 19 restrictions. The Industry is ideally placed to facilitate the requirements of social distancing and other health and safety issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Intended results Re-opening of Car Showrooms which comply with all relevant HSE/HSA Guidelines from May 18th 2020

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Cullen

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Zoom call with Kieran O’Donnell, Friday May 1st

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Graham Doyle, Secretary General Dept of Transport.

Email (1)

Text message to Minister Heather Humphries

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Minister Damien English

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Minister Helen McEntee

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.

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)