Safe Home Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Safe Home Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2026 to 31 Aug, 2026

Specific Details Meeting with members of Irish-US Drivers Licence Exchange Committee

Intended results To present recommendation of recently published report to Minister Canney re EU policy on US drivers licence exchange and how European model(s) could be implemented in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen McHugh & members of Irish-US Drivers Licence Campaign Committee

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?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Canney on 12th May in his office in Leinster House to present Report on Irish-US Drivers Licence exchange

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.

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)