Irish Hotels Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hotels Federation

Date published 21 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Seeking Government measures to support the long term growth and development of Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry

Intended results Measures to improve cost competitiveness and avoid any further cost increases Measures to support increased investment in hotel accommodation Measures to support growth and development of Irish tourism Measures to support the viability of hotels, guesthouses and tourism businesses Measures to support the development of employer-led staff accommodation within the hotels sector Targeted funding for a national hotel retrofitting scheme to reduce carbon footprint Increased investment and support for tourism marketing both domestically and overseas. Additional funding for targeted upskilling of employees across the hotels sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Gallagher (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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Tourism briefing document seeking measures to support tourism business viability and the development of Irish tourism

Email All Oireachtas Members Copy of Budget 2027 submission setting out our key policy proposals to support the long-term development of Irish tourism and hospitality

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (2-5)

Policy measures to support the development of Irish tourism, including measures to enhance cost competitiveness

Meeting (2-5)

Policy measures to support the development of Irish tourism, including measures to enhance cost competitiveness, support training and skills development, increase investment in tourism marketing & development, and support sector-specific sustainability programmes

Lobby day (1)

Policy measures to support the development of Irish tourism, including measures to enhance cost competitiveness

Email (2-5)

Meeting (2-5)

Measures to support the development of regional tourism accommodation

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.

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Finance)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)

John Cummins Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Kevin Boxer Moran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Grace Boland TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paula Butterly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Cooney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dempsey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ken O'Flynn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Cathal Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Joe Conway Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Senator (Seanad)

Shane Curley Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Mark Duffy Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Mike Kennelly Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Lynch Senator (Seanad)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Linda Nelson Murray Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Noonan Senator (Seanad)

Noel O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)