Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Lobbying Organisation Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details The taxi supply shortage in Ireland and the need to increase licensed taxi driver and vehicle supply to support the urban, rural and night-time economies.

Intended results Introduce the Taxis for Ireland Coalition, raise awareness of the taxi supply shortage in Ireland and secure a meeting to discuss same.

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

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to the NTA.

Email (1)

Email to the NTA.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister of State Jerry Buttimer to discuss the taxi supply shortage in rural 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.

Anne Shaw Chief Executive Officer (National Transport Authority)

Hugh Creegan Acting Chief Executive Officer (National Transport Authority)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)