Emerald Airlines Limited (Emerald Airlines )

Lobbying Organisation Emerald Airlines Limited

Date published 13 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Dublin Airport Passenger Cap

Intended results Short term - temporarily suspend passenger cap enforcement pending review outcome Short term - to remove transfer passengers and PSO passengers from the cap Long term - increase the passenger cap or remove entirely

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor McCarthy and Keith Butler

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 (1)

Meetings with Minister Jack Chambers and Minister James Lawless.

Letter (1)

Letters sent requesting meetings - Minister James Lawless, Minister Peter Burke, Minister Jack Chambers, Minister Catherine Martin, Taoiseach Simon Harris.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

James Lawless Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)