Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Date published 05 Aug, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector

Intended results Retention of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nick Donnelly

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)

Meeting with Senator Paudie Coffey held at Waterford Chamber on 27th June 2016 Meeting with Mary Butler TD held at Waterford Chamber on 20th June 2016 Meeting with David Cullinane TD held at Waterford Chamber on 1st July 2016 Meeting with Senator Grace O'Sullivan held at Waterford Chamber on 27th June 2016 Meeting with John Halligan TD held at Waterford Chamber on 29th July 2016

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.

Grace O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Halligan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paudie Coffey Senator (Seanad)