Freight Transport Association of Ireland (Freight Transport Association of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Freight Transport Association of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Meeting with Minister Naughton to Discuss impact of Brexit;

Intended results Outline industry issues with post brexit regulatory requirements

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aidan Flynn

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 (2-5)

Meeting with Minister Naughton to update the FTAI members issues with post brexit trading including problems with AIS system; Duplication of data required for multiple agencies including the HSE; request for ireland to request easements from EU Commission re Safety and Security declarations and issues relation to welfare issues for drivers at ports where they are in some cases waiting excessively long to have their issues dealt with by state agencies including revenue & DAFM

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)