AA Ireland Limited (AA Insurance)

Lobbying Organisation AA Ireland Limited

Date published 23 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details AA proposal to amend Road Traffic Act to allow greater transparency of Driver penalty points record for insurers for the purpose of verifying driver details, reducing cost & reducing potential for miss-representation

Intended results Broader sharing of a driver's penalty points data for insurers, possibly requiring amendment of Road Traffic Act

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Faughnan

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.

Email (1)

Proposal from AA to make it generally easier for motor insurers to verify a driver's penalty points status via controlled access to state database for the purpose of providing motor insurance. This is to address ongoing issues with incomplete, misleading & false data resulting in less competition & higher prices for consumers.

Phone call (2-5)

Further clarification around details of AA proposals.

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.

Carol Hunt Special Adviser (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)