Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: To raise the issue of the extraordinary increase in green diesel and petrol impacting marine tourism businesses::To ask for targeted support for these important regional employers, as was provided to agriculture and haulage
Methods: Email
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An email to raise the issue of the extraordinary increase in green diesel and petrol impacting marine tourism businesses, and to To ask for targeted support for these important regional employers, as was provided to agriculture and haulage
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: 1. To inform the Minister and his team of the work of Ireland's Association for Adventure Tourism in representing outdoor activity operators.2. To seek guidance on how we can best tackle some of the challenges facing the sector e.g. VAT rates; insurance.
Methods: Meeting
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Met with Minister Peter and officials at Dept of Finance buildings on Wednesday 14th of January. Referenced work of IAAT, insights on the sector and cost of doing business challenges (e.g. VAT, insurance)
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Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To raise the issue with Minister Neale Richmond that insurance continues to be extremely expensive for the outdoor activity sector
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Minister Neale Richmond at Dept of Finance on 17th July in relation to the cost of insurance for the outdoor activity sector, and specifically that the Government Reforms have not filtered down in savings for businesses
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Politician(s) lobbied: Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raising profile of IAAT, the associations role the and the challenges the activity tourism sector - an tourism in general - faces as we head into 2023.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Virtual meeting to introduce Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Sinn Fein to IAAT and various issues, with some specific discussion on land access. The meeting tool place on 14th December at 3pm
Politician(s) lobbied: Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To raise awareness with Deputy O'Cuiv as to the work happening around mountain access in Ireland and to ask for his insight an opinion on it's progress to date, given his role in this area in the past
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Initial emails relating to having a meeting with Deputy O'Cuiv
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Met in person at Deputy O'Cuiv's office to discuss the mountain access matter
