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Lobby organisation

Car Rental Council of Ireland

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Car Rental Council of Ireland appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
€10,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Car Rental Council of Ireland is the representative trade association of businesses in the car rental industry in Ireland. The Council's objectives are: a) To establish and maintain an organisation fully representative of car rental businesses in Ireland. b) To establish, maintain and enforce a code of conduct for member companies designed to provide a high standard of customer…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

European People's Party3100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2025
2
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Seán Kelly
2 meetings · EPP
Maria Walsh
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Mar 2026Seán KellyEV challenges for car rental companies
9 Jun 2025Seán KellyElectrification and electric car fleets
28 Apr 2025Maria WalshElectric Vehicles

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