Uber

Politician(s) lobbied: Garret Doocey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Transport; Ken Spratt (Secretary General), Department of Transport; Siobhan Russell (Adviser to Minister), Department of Transport; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Kevin O’Brien (Director), National Transport Authority; Anne Shaw (Chief Executive Officer), National Transport Authority

Intent: To provide an update of newly introduced technology features and improvements made to enhance the taxi experience

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin O'Brien (Director), National Transport Authority

Intent: To inform the NTA on how Uber has been developing in the Irish market over the second half of 2025.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin O'Brien (Director), National Transport Authority

Intent: To inform the NTA on how Uber has been developing in the Irish market over the first half of 2025 and to thank them for modernizing the SPSV Driver Entry Test.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Extended the invitation to visit the Limerick Center of Excellence during an event in Brussels

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: To congratulate the Taoiseach and Minister upon their appointments and demonstrate Uber's commitment to Ireland

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: Ministerial attendance

Methods: EmailEvent / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Tim Lombard (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Provide an Oireachtas briefing on the taxi supply challenge in urban and rural Ireland and update on Uber’s work to address the shortage of taxis. Hold an exchange of views on the Irish taxi market and regulatory framework and discuss potential solutions to the supply challenge.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: An exchange of views on the Irish taxi market and regulatory framework and discuss potential solutions to the supply challenge.

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gerry Horkan (Senator), Seanad; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Tim Lombard (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Shane Smyth (Special Adviser), Department of Transport

Intent: Provide a briefing on the taxi supply challengein urban and rural Ireland and update onUber’s work to address the shortage of taxis.Hold an exchange of views on the Irish taximarket and regulatory framework and discusspotential solutions to the supply challenge.

Methods: EmailMeeting