TASK Ltd

Lobbying Organisation TASK Ltd

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Procurement governance and conflict of interest management arising from the prior career history of the Chief Officer of Age Friendly Ireland and a second individual with prior senior employment at Tunstall Emergency Response, in connection with the AFATS framework tender (OJEU 209812-2026) and predecessor HAFH personal alarm tender (2021/2022-2026) won by Tunstall Emergency Response.

Intended results Suspension of AFATS framework tender (2026) pending independent examination of procurement governance and conflict of interest concerns; confirmation of whether conflict of interest declarations were made before personnel with prior commercial relationships with Tunstall Emergency Response, including the Chief Officer of Age Friendly Ireland, evaluated the HAFH (2022) tender; and full disclosure of prior commercial relationships among personnel involved in designing and evaluating either tender. Examination of undocumented supply of Tunstall Emergency Response devices including Pan-Pan GPS devices to older people and Age Friendly Ireland personnel outside any visible procurement process; examination of the lone worker tender (MH-CS-24-05) where no contract award notice was published. Examination of the decision to engage Age Friendly Ireland / Meath County Council as contracting authority for the AFATS framework tender in light of the apparent conflicts of interest.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerard Bunting

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.

Phone call (2-5)

30/03/2026 Telephone call Brian Stanley 24/04/2026 Telephone call Mattie McGrath

Email (6-10)

01/04/2026 Email Brian Stanley 31/03/2026 Email Dara Calleary TD 03/04/2026 Email Dara Calleary TD 31/03/2026 Email Duncan Smith 31/03/2026 Email Jerry Buttimer 03/04/2026 Email Jerry Buttimer 07/04/2026 Email John Clendennen 01/04/2026 Email Ruairí Ó Murchú 07/04/2026 Email William Aird

Meeting (2-5)

30/03/2026 Meeting Duncan Smith 03/04/2026 Meeting John Clendennen 01/04/2026 Meeting Ruairí Ó Murchú

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.

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

William Aird TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)