Irish Travel Agents Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Travel Agents Association

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Covid 19 Business Support for Travel Agents

Intended results Financial supports for Travel Agents during recovery of the travel industry.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Dawson

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)

Presentation by Pat Dawson ITAA CEO and Paul Hackett ITAA President at the Joint Oireachtas Committee raising awareness of issues faced by Travel Agents.

Submission (2-5)

Business supports submitted to relevant DPOs.

Email (6-10)

Communications with relevant Government Ministers, Ministerial advisers, Oireachtas members and government officials seeking business supports for Travel Agents Due Covid 19.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Communications with relevant Government Ministers, Ministerial advisers, Oireachtas members and government officials seeking business supports for Travel Agents Due Covid 19.

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)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Transport)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Paul Melia Special Adviser (Department of Transport)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Kieran O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

Grant Sweetnam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Denise Duffy Press Adviser (Department of Transport)

Fintan Towey Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)