mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Lobbying Organisation mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Support for Taxi drivers in budget 2021

Intended results Increased supports for taxi as part of budget2021

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alan O'Kelly

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister setting out calls for 1) increased supports for taxi drivers to help support during the Covid19 pandemic, 2) support for green travel credit to encourage people to use electric taxi's

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)