Toyota Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Toyota Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Budget 2021, vehicle taxation

Intended results To concur with the proposal put forward in the Budget 2021 TSG papers for a new WLTP based VRT system, whereby lower CO2 emitting passengers cars would attract lower rates of VRT and high CO2 emitting passenger cars would attract higher rates of VRT

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Teevan

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Garrett (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

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 (6-10)

Mailed a submission supporting the TSG paper proposal

Meeting (1)

Met Darren O'Rourke, TD and explained the context of the submission

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.

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

grant sweetnam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ed Brophy Special Adviser (Department of Finance)