Irish Hotels Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hotels Federation

Date published 21 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details In relation to potential new legislation covering the enforcement of commercial rates, calling for safeguards to ensure local authorities are not given disproportionate powers that would have a detrimental effect on businesses that are struggling financially and may have inappropriate charges levied on them

Intended results Calling for assurances that any potential new legislation on commerical rates would provide safeguards to ensure that struggling businesses are not subjected to punitive measures by local authorities. Calling for full due process and recourse to the courts remain available under any new legislation and that local authorities are not in a position to, in effect, close down businesses without a court judgement.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tim Fenn (Chief Executive of the Irish Hotels Federation)

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter calling for assurances that any potential new legislation on commerical rates would provide safeguards to ensure that struggling businesses are not subjected to punitive measures by local authorities. Calling for full due process and recourse to the courts remain available under any new legislation and that local authorities are not in a position to, in effect, close down businesses without a court judgement.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)