Blue Insurance Limited

Lobbying Organisation Blue Insurance Limited

Date published 08 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Communication regarding the official Travel Advice issued by the DFA, specifically relating to advice around 'Avoid Non-Essential Travel' to Green List countries and also where possible removal of the 14-day quarantine requirement for countries deemed safe.

Intended results To remove the reference to 'avoid non-essential travel' advice to Green List countries also where possible removal of the 14-day quarantine requirement for countries deemed safe.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciaran Mulligan

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)

Communication sent via email and also via text messages during this period.

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.

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)