Airbnb Ireland UC

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: An effective short-term lets register that supports objectives around housing while protecting the benefits of the tourism economy.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: An effective short-term lets register that supports objectives around housing while protecting the benefits of the tourism economy.

Methods: Phone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: To discuss the economic importance of the short term rental sector to Ireland's tourism economy, particularly in rural Ireland.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To invite rural based members of the Tourism Committee to an event announcing and celebrating winners of the Airbnb Rural Tourism Fund

Methods: EmailEvent / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Meeting request to discuss upcoming legislation

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To inform the MEP about the role of short term letting in supporting rural tourism across Europe and how implementation of the EU's recent law on Short Term Rental Accommodation can play a role in data gathering in Member States, including Ireland.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To highlight Airbnb's sponsorship of the 2024 Olympic Games, Airbnb's role in supporting tourism in Ireland and across the world, and to see if the Taoiseach had availability to meet with Airbnb's co-founder, Nathan Blecharczyk, at the games in Paris.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Donoghue (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: To reiterate Airbnb's support for the introduction of register for short term lettings; to ask the Minister and his Department to engage in consultation with industry stakeholders on planning reform; to highlight the economic benefit of short term rentals to the Irish tourism economy and; to seek a meeting with the Minister to discuss;

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To reiterate Airbnb's support for the introduction of register for short term lettings; to ask the Minister and his Department to urgently engage in consultation with industry stakeholders on planning reform; to highlight the economic benefit of short term rentals to the Irish tourism economy and; to share Airbnb’s submission on the Draft General Guiding Principles for the Guidelines for Planning Authorities as shared with the Tourism JOC

Methods: Email