The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions work on Clean Corporate Vehicles. We broadly align with the International Road Transport Union (IRU) position: the most effective way to drive ZEV uptake is through the creation of strong enabling conditions, notably generous and well-targeted incentives, infrastructure readiness and supportive regulation.
IRH
Irish Road Haulage Association
Industry association · Ireland · EU Transparency Register 780617118804-10
4
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 410 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #165 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2015
in the register since
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Head office
- Meath, Ireland
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Irish Road Haulage Association filed 4 positions between 13 Jul 2023 and 11 Aug 2025, across 4 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2023 · 1 filed2024 · 2 filed2025 · 1 filed
What they argued
The impact of much EU regulation on our Island Members has got little consideration thus far. The return of the vehicle in the mobility package being a prime example. The revision of the Combined Transport Directive is an opportunity for Island Nations to get onto the level playing field the EU so proudly presents as its Modus Operandi.
The Irish Road Haulage Association would like to use the opportunity of the reopening of the regulation to encourage good practices on direct ferries and level the playing field between hauliers from Island nations and other EU road hauliers. The ferry slot is an immovable deadline that truck drivers must meet in order to return home or to base.
1. How wide should the block exemption be in terms of sectors, players, and aid categories (in relation to the categories identified in Article 1(1) of the Enabling Regulation)? a. The block exemption should apply to all modes of land transport including road (and not only rail, IWW and intermodal).
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