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2023-05-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Owen Keegan (CEO), Dublin City Council
Intent: A review of traffic management at the junction of Mayor Street and Guild Street.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to the City Manager with regard to traffic management issues at Mayor Street Lower affecting users of the Convention Centre car park and causing a back up of traffic. |
2022-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Highlight the role of the business tourism sector to the Irish economy and the importance of ensuring the competitiveness of the sector going forward
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion on the competitiveness of business tourism and importance from a trade and employment perspective. |
2021-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Katherine Licken (Secretary General), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Cian O'Lionan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: The introduction of a date and plans for the return of events and a test event in controlled environments such as The CCD
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Convention Centre Dublin requested a timed plan for the return of events and test events in controlled environments |
| — | such as conference centres. |
2021-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: John Kelly (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: The opening up of the conference centre industry, increased capacities for events in controlled environment, the use of Digital Covid Certificates for events and the holding of a test event
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The CCD offered support for the opening up of the conference centre industry |
| — | including the holding of a test event at The CCD in line with relevant guidelines |
| — | the COVID-19 Safety Charter and all other relevant public health advice. |
2021-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Information on possible social initiatives in the local community in the NEIC, post covid
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Convention Centre Dublin asked whether there are any social initiatives in the local community in the NEIC area post covid that it could support |
2021-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Katherine Licken (Secretary General), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; John Kelly (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Introduction to officials in the sponsoring Department by new Chairperson of the Convention Centre Dublin
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Introductory Meeting by the new Chairperson of the Convention Centre Dublin with officials in the sponsoring Department |
2021-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Guidelines and engagement on the return of events to large event facilities such as The Convention Centre Dublin
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Health Statutory Instruments/Government Guidelines |
2020-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Colm O’Reardon (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: Implementation of a cross Departmental Task Force to discuss strategies and policies for the safe return of organised and ticketed events, when appropriate.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Convention Centre Dublin sought for the establishment of a cross Departmental Task Force to facilitate the safe return of organised and ticketed events |
| — | including a target date for indoor and outdoor gatherings and to discuss strategies for the safe return of organised events at the appropriate time |
2020-05-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Martin Fraser (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: Clarification on guidance on mass gatherings
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Convention Centre Dublin sought guidance on the Governments strategy on the events sector and in particular the hosting of large events in the future in light of the Covid-19 pandemic |
2019-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Derek Moran (Secretary General), Department of Finance
Intent: A change to the rate of VAT for rental of a room at all conference centers to 13.5%, which is a rate applied to some conference centres but not all. Or some form of relief for clients so that they can recoup the difference between the 13.5% and 23% VAT rate.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The VAT rates for rental of rooms at a conference centre is charged at different rates depending on the nature of the conference centre. |