Irish Hotels Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hotels Federation

Date published 21 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Supporting compromise ammendments as part of a revision of the Waste Directive 2008/98/EC and Food Waste

Intended results Seeking support for compromise ammendments as part of a revision of the Waste Directive 2008/98/EC and Food Waste. Lobbying for targets to halve food waste by 2030 to take the form of an 'obligation of means' for Member States and that there be no furthering tightening of the obligation.

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.

Email (2-5)

Seeking suppport for compromise ammendments as part of a revision of the Waste Directive 2008/98/EC and Food Waste. Lobbying for targets to halve food waste by 2030 to take the form of an 'obligation of means' for Member States and that there be no furthering tightening of the obligation.

Email (2-5)

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.

Luke "Ming" Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Crowley MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)