John McDonald

John McDonald

Total Lobbying Efforts: 142

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Rockwood Consulting ULC

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-01-21

Intent: Enhanced provision of EV charging infrastructure

Details: Enhance provision of EV charging infrastructure

Officials: John Paul Phelan, John McDonald

Methods: Email

Ibec

2025-01-21

Intent: To ensure there was a broad understanding of business priorities ahead of the General Election and that these priorities were reflected in political party manifestos.

Details: Ibec's manifesto policy proposals

Officials: Joanne Lonergan, Majella Fitzpatrick, Laura Mannion, Deirdre Gillane, Matthew Lynch, Stephen Foley, Pat McParland, Susan Mitchell, ...

Methods: Email

Irish Environmental Network

2025-01-20

Intent: Secure funding for capacity building in relation to sustainable transport policy, advocacy, communications ad and education work

Details: Funding for ENGO sector to develop capacity

Officials: John McDonald, David Healy, Eamon Ryan

Methods: Submission, Phone call, Informal communication

Car Rental Council of Ireland

2024-09-21

Intent: That Government would use the leverage it has with incumbent insurers to deliver Reductions in liability premiums and Increased risk appetite and accelerate efforts to attract more liability underwriters into the Irish market.

Details: Insurance reform

Officials: Ciaran Cannon, Cathal Crowe, Catherine Martin, Noel Grealish, Niamh Smyth, Brendan Griffin, Robert Troy, Anne Rabbitte, ...

Methods: Included in Budget 2025 submission from the Council - Email

Car Rental Council of Ireland

2024-09-21

Intent: The introduction of a battery EV subsidy for car rental fleet operators to facilitate a move towards electrification.

Details: Affordable EVs

Officials: Ciaran Cannon, Cathal Crowe, Catherine Martin, Noel Grealish, Niamh Smyth, Brendan Griffin, Robert Troy, Anne Rabbitte, ...

Methods: Included in Budget 2025 submission from the Council - Email

Car Rental Council of Ireland

2024-09-21

Intent: to ensure that there are sufficient grid capacity and fast charging points in place nationally tofacilitate the sustainable electrification of the car rental fleet.

Details: Publicly accessible charging infrastructure for EVs

Officials: Ciaran Cannon, Cathal Crowe, Catherine Martin, Noel Grealish, Niamh Smyth, Brendan Griffin, Robert Troy, Anne Rabbitte, ...

Methods: Included in Budget 2025 submission from the Council - Email

Car Rental Council of Ireland

2024-09-21

Intent: Re-instate the pre-2019 VAT equalisation measure in order to facilitate the short-term purchase/lease of cars to service the summer tourist market in Ireland.

Details: VAT equalisation measure for rental cars

Officials: Ciaran Cannon, Cathal Crowe, Catherine Martin, Noel Grealish, Niamh Smyth, Brendan Griffin, Robert Troy, Anne Rabbitte, ...

Methods: Regarding the VAT equalisation measure. Hospitality & Tourism Forum meeting, organised by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, at the Fáilte Ireland offices in Amiens Street, Dublin.Meeting with Martin Kenny TD at Leinster House. - Meeting, Regarding the VAT equalisation measure. - Email, Regarding the VAT equalisation measure. - Phone call

Diageo Ireland

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2024-09-20

Intent: To raise awareness of potential impacts and discuss potential solutions

Details: Concerns in relation to impacts of proposed Dublin City Transport plan.

Officials: Eamon Ryan, Brendan O’Brien, John McDonald, Richard Shakespeare, Paschal Donohoe

Methods: Letter outlining concerns with proposed changes to transport plans - Letter, to advise local representatives on potential impacts of changes to traffic flows in the city - Phone call, With DCC Transport officials on possible solutions to business impacts of proposed traffic flow changes - Meeting, ...

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

2024-09-20

Intent: Communicate AmCham recommendations on Budget 2025

Details: Budget 2025 Submission

Officials: Micheál Martin, Paschal Donohoe, Fiona O'Connor, Shane Smyth, Peter Burke, Laura Mannion, Eamon Ryan, Paul Kenny, ...

Methods: Submission

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

2024-09-20

Intent: Implementation of the recommendations in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism (Final Report)::Awareness of and support for feedback on accessibility of public transport as outlined in the AsIAm Same Chance Report 2024

Details: Met with Minister Eamonn Ryan to discuss the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism, pertaining to transport

Officials: Eamon Ryan, John McDonald

Methods: Wrote to Minister's office to request meeting - Email, Met with Minister and his Special Advisor - Virtual Meeting, Followed up in writing to the Minister - Email