Helping Irish Hosts CLG (Helping Irish Hosts)

Lobbying Organisation Helping Irish Hosts CLG

Date published 21 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Letter advocating restructuring of Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP)

Intended results To change how the ARP is administered and structured. Currently, the ARP of €800 is paid to hosts regardless of the number of guests (BOTPs) they have. The letter advocates for an incremental level to be instated. The letter further requests the ARP should change to a day rate and take into account the weeks that a room is occupied, much like many other payments made by the state.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Angie Gough

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 dated 7th November 2023 Subject line: Hosting - 4 things to sustain the movement

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)