Cicero Consulting Dublin Limited

Lobbying Organisation Cicero Consulting Dublin Limited

Date published 15 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details To highlight a letter sent by UNIFE – the European Association of Train-builders and Rail equipment manufacturers – to EU Research Commissioner regarding the need to secure a significant EU budget for Shift2Rail-2, the Public-Private Partnership for rail Research & Innovation (R&I) to be co-funded under the next Horizon Europe Programme.

Intended results To bring this matter to the attention of the relevant Minister in Ireland ahead of the next meeting of EU Research Ministers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Des McKeon, VP Sales UK & Ireland Bombardier

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Bombardier Transportation UK & Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 6th Floor, 2 Pancras Square London N1C 4AG

Main business or activity Transport

Company website https://www.bombardier.com/en/worldwide-presence/united-kingdom/bombardier-in-the-united-kingdom.html

Contact email address des.mckeon@rail.bombardier.com

Contact phone number 0044207072 0839

Contact address 6th Floor, 2 Pancras Square London N1C 4AG

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

A copy of a letter recently sent by UNIFE to EU Research Commissioner Mariya Gabriel was attached for the Ministers attention.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Ken Spratt Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

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