Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Lobbying Organisation Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Date published 16 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Correspondence regarding the Taxi Supply Shortage

Intended results For Government and the NTA to address the shortage of taxis faced in both urban and rural Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Gouldsbury, Conor Spain

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)

Conor Gouldsbury (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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 Taxis for Ireland Coalition

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Wythe Building, 48 Cuffe St, Dublin 2, Ireland

Main business or activity

Company website

Contact email address TaxisForIreland@hanovercomms.com

Contact phone number

Contact address Wythe Building, 48 Cuffe St, Dublin 2, Ireland

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Meeting requests to discuss the taxi shortage facing Ireland.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan and Fianna Fáil Transport Spokesperson James O'Connor in relation to the taxi shortage in Ireland.

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.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Transport)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)