Airbnb Ireland UC

Lobbying Organisation Airbnb Ireland UC

Date published 21 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details An introduction meeting and visit to the HQ office of Airbnb in San Francisco

Intended results To provide greater understanding and insights into Airbnb as a business

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aisling Hassell

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.

Meeting (1)

Within the meeting, there were broad discussions on data protection and an overview of how the platform works and facilitates safe and secure trips.

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.

Dara Murphy Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Conor Gouldsbury Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)