Irish Hotels Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hotels Federation

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Submission as part of consultation on General Scheme of an Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill

Intended results Employment permits for categories of tourism workers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tim Fenn (Chief Executive of the Irish Hotels Federation)

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.

Submission (1)

Submission in relation to the General Scheme of an Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill. Highlighting that the sector is working intensively to attract domestic talent, with a focus on the availability of quality jobs, career progression and a commitment to ongoing learning and development. However, there is still a requirement for overseas talent to play a role in meeting the requirements of the hospitality sector. Overseas workers also bring skills that are not always present in Ireland, such as a business-level fluency in languages, that is vital to improving our tourism offer.

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.

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