Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport
Intent: Support from the Minister to uphold the Council's General Approach and to ensure that the final text reflects the practical realities of the travel ecosystem and maintains a fair and balanced allocation of responsibilities.
Methods: Letter
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Enforcement of passenger rights proposal and the treatment of intermediation fees in the event of flight cancellations.
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To highlight this gap and request support for the inclusion of targeted measures addressing refund-driven liquidity shocks.
Methods: Letter
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To highlight a structural gap in the draft European Commission proposal for a Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid in response to the Middle East crisis.
Politician(s) lobbied: Cáit Moran (Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Express concerns of the ITAA regarding the proposed definition of the 24-hour package.
Methods: Letter
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Revision of the Package Travel Directive
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport
Intent: Share ITAA and ECTAA's (The European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations) views on the revision of the Air Passenger Rights Regulation 261/2004
Methods: Letter
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Review of the Air Passenger Right Regulation 261/2004
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Defence
Intent: Stop the proposal being approved.
Methods: Email
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Proposed increase in personal injury awards.
Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Tabling of amendment suggestions.
Methods: Letter
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Enforcement of passenger rights proposal and the passenger rights in the context of multimodal journeys proposal
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Clarification on what basis travel agents, who did qualified for the first payment, do not qualify for the second payment.
Methods: Email
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Query regarding the Increased Cost of Business scheme second payment.
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Request for a meeting to discuss the recent imposition of a €30 Stamp Duty per transaction issued on virtual charge cards used by Irish travel agents.
Methods: Letter
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Stamp Duty on Virtual Charge Cards
Politician(s) lobbied: Ciarán Cuffe (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: A further meeting to review the progress of the revisions.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Revisions of Passengers and Package travellers' rights
