Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Budget 2019 submission

Intended results Maintain tourism Vat rate at 9% Monitor labour and business costs Continue suspension of Airport Departure Tax Increase current spending on tourism by €50 million per annum Increase capital spending to deliver new products of scale and international appeal

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maurice Pratt, Chairman and Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, CEO

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

Letter All TDs With copy of 2019 Budget submission

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe 05.09.18 with Ruth Andrews, CEO ITOA, Tim Fenn, CEO IHF, Michael Lennon, President IHF. Meeting with Michael McGrath TD 02.10.18

Letter (11-20)

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.

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Ken Spratt Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Simon Coveney Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)