Rockwood Consulting ULC (Rockwood Public Affairs)

Lobbying Organisation Rockwood Consulting ULC

Date published 20 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Establishment of a Transport Taskforce as per the Programme for Government and other supports for the industry

Intended results Establishment of a Transport Taskforce as per the Programme for Government and supports for the industry

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorraine Higgins

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Coach Tourism & Transport Council

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Sandymount, Blackrock, Co. Louth, Ireland

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.cttc.ie

Contact email address info@cttc.ie

Contact phone number 085 8588395

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Request for meeting to discuss * Establishment of a Transport Taskforce • Changes required to the Credit Guarantee Scheme • Retention of the wage subsidy scheme • Extension of forbearance/moratorium by financial institutions by 12 months, • Clarification of 2-metre social distancing rule and the quarantine requirement for international visitors for coach operators • Introduction of a national small business compensation fund to fairly compensate SMEs for the losses incurred from the Covid-19 crisis, with compensation netted against any emergency lending provided to SMEs. • An SME bailout with recovery funds (capital and liquidity)

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 An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton Super Junior Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)