Irish Hotels Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Hotels Federation

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Seeking measures to reduce the cost of insurance and increase cost competitiveness within the economy.

Intended results Seeking support for measures to tackle the high cost of insurance in Ireland, including support for additional participation by insurers in the marketplace and tackling excessive levels of awards and increasing levels of exaggerated claims

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting in Dublin between Minister D'Arcy and members of the Irish Hotels Federation

Email (2-5)

Emails outlining the IHF's position in relation to insurance costs in the Irish market and areas requiring reform.

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.

Michael D’Arcy Minister of State (Department of Finance)