Irish Ferries Limited

Intent: Awareness of the importance of maritime transport to Ireland's economy and development of policies to support same.

Methods: Meeting

Intent: Allow for Green Lanes to be set up on ferry routes connecting the UK and the Republic of Ireland. These proposed green lanes will create equivalent arrangements that will allow freight traffic destined for Northern Ireland, which has arrived in ports in the Republic of Ireland from the UK, from having to follow existing EU formal customs procedures.

Methods: Letter

Intent: Awareness of the importance of efficient and reliable maritime transport services to the Irish economy::Awareness of the difficulties affecting the maritime transport sector post Brexit and as a result of COVID 19 travel restrictions

Methods: Letter, Virtual Meeting

Intent: Creation of awareness of the importance of efficient and reliable maritime services to the Irish economy::Prevention of delays to shipping schedules due to implementation of customs and other formalities post Brexit

Methods: Virtual Meeting

Intent: Removal of the requirement for passengers arriving into Ireland from the mainland UK, on direct services, to self isolate which is anomalous with unrestricted transit for those passengers who chose to travel indirectly via Northern Ireland.::To avoid future dilution of the reciprocal free travel arrangements embodied in the Common Travel Area Protocal agreed betwen Ireland and the UK.::Removal of market distortions from the Government adopted PSO support model for the maintenance of essential ferry routes during Covid-19 restrictions

Methods: Letter, Conference Call, Email

Intent: The maintenance of ferry services on key periphery routes facilitating essential freight services which support Ireland's International lifeline supply. It was requested that the Government owned Irish ports waive variable port charges on routes which had become loss making in light of the significantly reduced passenger traffic and reduction in freight traffic, due to the various restrictions adopted by Governments of countries to / from which we operate, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: Phone call, Email

Intent: Irish Government support for the European ferry operators' group, Interferry Europe who are lobbying EU Member States and the European Commission (DG Move) in respect of the interpretation and application of EU Regulation No. 1177/2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway.::A submission by the Irish Government to the CJEU supporting the continuation of direct ferry services from Ireland to the Continent in relation the the CJEU's deliberations on certain questions referred by the High Court of Ireland in respect of the interpretation and application of EU Regulation No. 1177/2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway

Methods: Letter, Meeting

Intent: Irish Government support for the European ferry operators' group, Interferry Europe who are lobbying EU Member States and the European Commission (DG Move) in respect of the interpretation and application of EU Regulation No. 1177/2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway.

Methods: Letter