Consumers' Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Consumers' Association of Ireland

Date published 13 Dec, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Rising Costs of Motor Insurance

Intended results Report to Oireachtas Committee to outline historic issues and request and recommend actions for remedy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dermott Jewell/Raymond O'Rourke

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.

Submission (1)

We have been lobbying through our magazine Consumer Choice, through Radio interviews, Newspaper comment and related media since 2013 on this issue.

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.

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)