Mr. Alan Cooley:

Uber wanted to change the legislation in Ireland to be more friendly to the Uber business model, which has no licence or Garda vetting, so that if people wanted to be Uber drivers they could go online, download an app and become a taxi driver within 24 hours. This would decimate our industry in Ireland. Uber had a lobbyist in Ireland in 2014, 2015 and 2016. It was lobbying the then Government and Minister.