Lufthansa Technik Shannon Limited

Lobbying Organisation Lufthansa Technik Shannon Limited

Date published 13 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details The impact of the CVOID-19 pandemic on LTSL is decimating our businesses and we are seeking urgent government support. To help we are seeking an extension of the EWSS support scheme to the end of 2021, an abatement of rent and rates and an increase in training grants.

Intended results An extension of the current EWSS scheme and other supports including rates and rent waivers and an increase in training grants.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Shine, managing director and CEO, LTTS

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)

Virtual meeting with An Tanaiste and THE Principal Officer at the Dept of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, together with IDA Ireland seeking Govt. support beyond the current March 2021 period by way of employment subsidies, rent and rates waivers and training grants.

Phone call (2-5)

Virtual meeting with members of Clare County Council seeking a rates waiver for the 2020 and 2021 periods

Email (2-5)

Email to Joe Carey TD seeking his support for a rates waiver for LTTS and LTSL for the 2020 and 2021 periods and seeking support for our companies’ dealings with the IDA in relation to the impact of the pandemic on our operations

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.

Noeleen Fitzgerald Head of Finance (Clare County Council)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Conneally Director of Services or Equivalent (Clare County Council)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)