Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Budget 2020 ITIC Submission

Intended results Review the tourism Vat rate Reduce cost of business Insurance reform Increase overseas marketing budget for Tourism Ireland Brexit market diversification fund for industry Increased product development funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ruth Andrews, ITIC Chair & Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, ITIC 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)

Letter + copy of ITIC Budget submission

Meeting (1)

Meeting re ITIC Budget submission with Ken Spratt, Assistant Secretary

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.

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Brendan Griffin Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

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

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

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)