County Kildare Chamber

Lobbying Organisation County Kildare Chamber

Date published 03 Jul, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Maintaining the 9% VAT for the Tourism Sector in Budget 19

Intended results To maintain the 9% VAT rate which is crucial for the Tourism/Hospitality sector - The tourism industry is a significant source of employment across every region of Ireland. The UK is the single largest source market for the tourism industry in Ireland and provides a high percentage of the regional tourism business in Ireland, with 41% of UK visitors staying outside of Dublin in 2016.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Allan Shine

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Allan Shine attended /spoke at the opening of the Maynooth Harbour Cycle Link in which Minister Ross was a guest speaker

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.

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)