Overwatch Report

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Housing] Housing Stock Rehabilitation and Allocation Bill 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Moran', 'role': 'Mayor of Limerick (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Defence] EMP preparation, emergency planning preparation. Transport, Transport Fuel, Power restoration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Defence)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Program for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Program for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Ward', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Garda Dash Cam upload Portal, Digital Drivers Licence and UNECE 167 Driver vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Joe O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Teresa Costello', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 6 more

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] UNECE 167 Driver vision system Retrofitting of HGV's

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Approach by large international operator to enter the Irish market and set up a EU base of operations here.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Paul Ward', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Transport] Annual National Household Travel Survey

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tony McCormack', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 46 more

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Publishing pre budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Meenan', 'role': 'Press Adviser (Department of Finance)'}

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Pre budget 2026 submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Transport] Approach by large international Autonomous Share Mobility operator to enter the Irish market and set up a EU base of operations here.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Paul Hannon', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'David Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Local Government] Plebiscite for Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Commissioner (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Transport] Autonomous Shared Mobility deployment on Urban and rural road

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McGrath', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Fearghal Reidy', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kerry County Council)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Budgetary matters] MetroLink

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Autonomous Vehicles

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Discussed my prebudget submission to Minister Michael McGrath for Shared Mobility Vouchers and also discussed making Autonomous Driving Compulsory and Mandatory by 2030 on roads above 60kph and Motorways requiring vehicles to be retrofitted.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] End Grants and Incentives for private car ownership and electric cars and to offer Shared Mobility Vouchers instead like the old car scrappage scheme for people to give up a private car.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Justice and Equality] The performance of the in Public Petitions Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Transport] Autonomous vehicles

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ross Hattaway', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

May–August

[Transport] Legislation for remotely piloted & Autonomous vehicles

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Pre budget 2025 submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Transport] Appointment prematurely and unwise agreement of withdraw of clause

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colette Drinan', 'role': 'Secretary and Director of Audit (The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General)'}

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Transport] National Policy Statement on Shared Mobility Hubs to be completed in the coming months

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Irish Roads.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Provision for Devolved authority from central government and minister of the day for the Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin for transport in the GDA in the Road Traffic Bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Local Government] Provision for Devolved authority from central government and minister of the day for the Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin for transport in the GDA in the Road Traffic Bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien Moloney', 'role': 'Director General (The Office of the Attorney General)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Local Government] Provision for Devolved authority from central government and minister of the day for the Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin for transport in the GDA in the Road Traffic Bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Grants and incentives for the encouragement of Shared Mobility, Car Sharing & Ride Sharing and for the deployment of Remote Piloted Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Transport] Pre Budget sub mission calling for Grants and incentives for the encouragement of Shared Mobility, Car Sharing & Ride Sharing and for the deployment of Remote Piloted Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MRbu7oB0WHfhZc3PU0QE1tQs5eIETQZDnD6ITMwh3bA/edit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Public petition on Justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}

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