Restaurants Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Restaurants Association of Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Meeting with Minister Donohoe and Minister McGrath regarding the extension of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector

Intended results The Restaurants Association of Ireland advocated for the further extension of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector beyond the intended end date of the 1st March 2023.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Adrian Cummins

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

The meeting was done over Zoom and consisted of trade members from the hospitality sector as a consultation for the merit of the extension of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector past the 1st of March 2023.

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)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)