Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Politician(s) lobbied: Elaine Harold (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Keep Department briefed on views from tourism industry

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Keep Department officials briefed on tourism industry matters

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Fiona Coyne (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Cummins (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Establish the short-term letting register on May 20th as committed by Government to bring much needed transparency to a sector. For the first time Ireland will have a register of the number and location of STLs nationally.::Once the register is in place, the planning requirements should not be commenced for a period of 9 months to allow properties on the register to become planning compliant.::Establish a small high-level steering group to include tourism leaders, STL representatives, planning officers, Department officials and Fáilte Ireland to ensure that the STL planning guidelines are fit-for-purpose and tourism in regional Ireland is protected. ::Clarify if the 2-year moratorium is confirmed and will an STL property without planning permission be allowed on the register and thus continue to trade? And does the 2-year moratorium apply to all areas or just those under the population threshold of 20,000?::Will possible exemptions be in the upcoming legislation, for example will the

Methods: Letter

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

Intent: Help deliver the growth objectives within the policy::ITIC to be included on the implementation group

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: That industry is consulted in the crafting of the policy rather than receive the policy after publication with no input.::Roadblocks hampering tourism growth need to be addressed in the new policy - Dublin Airport passenger cap, weakening competitiveness of the industry, danger of the loss of tourism accommodation as a result of proposed short term letting legislation, lack of state investment in the sector.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Competitiveness - Ireland is now ranked by Eurostat as the 2nd most expensive country in the EU.The Programme for Government has committed to reducing the VAT rate to 9% for food service businesses and this should be extended to attractions, adventure operators and caravan parks. Costs of business pressures across energy, insurance, excise and labour must also be addressed.::Connectivity - With 70% of the tourism economy dependent on international visitation the passenger cap at Dublin Airport must be lifted. Cork and Shannon airports must also be appropriately supported in line with EU state aid limits.Sea access and connectivity on the island should be prioritised too.::Investment - Tourism contributes €2.9bn annually to the national coffers in tourism related taxes. The return on investment is indisputable. State investment in tourism services currently stands at €251 million, wholly inadequate to meet the challenges ahead. An increase of €90 million is needed to help deliver market

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: Competitiveness - Ireland is now ranked by Eurostat as the 2nd most expensive country in the EU.The Programme for Government has committed to reducing the VAT rate to 9% for food service businesses and this should be extended to attractions, adventure operators and caravan parks. Costs of business pressures across energy, insurance, excise and labour must also be addressed.::Connectivity - With 70% of the tourism economy dependent on international visitation the passenger cap at Dublin Airport must be lifted. Cork and Shannon airports must also be appropriately supported in line with EU state aid limits.Sea access and connectivity on the island should be prioritised too.::Investment - Tourism contributes €2.9bn annually to the national coffers in tourism related taxes. The return on investment is indisputable. State investment in tourism services currently stands at €251 million, wholly inadequate to meet the challenges ahead. An increase of €90 million is needed to help deliver market

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Government capital grant to be approved for the project to proceed.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Ensuring a competitive business base for sustainable enterprises, enabling innovation and attracting inward investment is all important for Irish tourism.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: For Sinn Féin spokesperson on Enterprise and Tourism to be fully briefed.

Methods: Meeting