Airbnb Ireland UC

Lobbying Organisation Airbnb Ireland UC

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details How the Sharing Economy could be further supported in Ireland including by the use/extension of tax relief schemes applicable to income earned by the users of the services and tools

Intended results Influence the delivery of a favourable economic environment in which participants in the sharing economy can thrive including through taxation relief schemes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Laurence Tosi

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.

Email (1)

Email sent requesting a phone meeting with Minister and/or Department officials.

Phone call (2-5)

2 x phone calls with Department officials.

Meeting (1)

A meeting with Gary Tobin and Seamus Milne

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.

Gary Tobin Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Mary Kenny Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Paul Bolger Special Advisor (Department of Finance)