Irish Travel Agents Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Travel Agents Association

Date published 19 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Seeking access to grants and financial supports for the Travel Industry due to COVID 19 pandemic and DFA Travel advice leading to collapse in turnover.

Intended results Granting of financial package for Travel Agents. Access to Online Retail Scheme grant previously exempt from

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Doorley, ITAA President

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 (1)

Letter sent by email on the 2nd/3rd of July.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)