Car Rental Council of Ireland (Car Rental Council of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Car Rental Council of Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details EC legislative proposal on clean corporate vehicles

Intended results To draw urgent attention to the European Commission's legislative proposal on clean corporate vehicles. To highlight the damage this legislation, if forced on the car rental industry, would cause to the car rental industry and the regional tourism industry in Ireland. Focus on the enabling conditions, particularly charging infrastructure and affordability measures, that will allow us to meet our transport emission targets, as has proven successful in other European nations. We agree with the previously stated Irish Government position, as outlined by Minister of State Canney at the European Transport Council in December 2025, that we should avoid a ‘one-size-fits all’ approach and should exclude the rental sector from mandates.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Boland

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 (6-10)

Meetings with Ministers O'Brien, Burke and Canney and MEPs Andrews, Carberry, Cowen, Doherty and Kelly.

Email (100+)

Regarding the CCV

Lobby day (1)

At Buswells Hotel on 4th March. Follow up emails included separately.

Phone call (1)

Deputy Clendennen. Update regarding CCV.

Letter (1)

To Sean Canney, Minister of State at the Department of Transport

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Virtual meetings with MEPs Billy Kelleher, Cynthia Ni Mhurchu.

Informal communication (6-10)

Text messages

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.

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Transport)

Noel Grealish Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Keegan Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Maxwell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Lynch Senator (Seanad)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gareth Scahill Senator (Seanad)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Joe Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul O'Shea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Linda Nelson Murray Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Manus Boyle Senator (Seanad)

Mark Duffy Senator (Seanad)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Mike Kennelly Senator (Seanad)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

PJ Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)