Airbnb Ireland UC

Lobbying Organisation Airbnb Ireland UC

Date published 22 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Minister attended the official opening ceremony of the new Airbnb office and met with Airbnb leadership team

Intended results For the Minister to meet with key members of the team and be personally shown around the space.

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

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)

The Minister met with Airbnb leadership and was given a full presentation on the business, our host community and key ways that Airbnb would like to support the efforts of mirco-entrepreneurship and the spread of tourism across Ireland. The Minister also addressed attendees with a speech during the official opening ceremony.

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.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)