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 TD re US Irish Drivers Licence Exchange to present recently launched report

Intended results To present findings of report and to advice for change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Mc Hugh

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 Willie Aird, Co. Laois to present findings of recently launched US-Irish Drivers Licence exchange on 15 May in his office in Portlaoise, Co. Laois

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.

William Aird Councillor (Laois County Council)

William Aird TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)