Irish Travel Agents Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Travel Agents Association

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Financial support for Travel Agents during COVID-19 crisis

Intended results Wage subsidy supports Overhead cost support Access to SME grants

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Asked members to appeal to local TDs to seek critical funding for Travel Agents when the wage supplement decreases.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Submission All TDs Emailed ITAA Business support submission seeking support from the Government

Email All TDs Highlighting the situation of Travel Agents

Email All Senators Highlighting the situation of Travel Agents

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

ITAA business support submission document sent to relevant Government Ministers

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Ministerial virtual meetings seeking access to grants and financial supports for Travel Agents

Meeting (6-10)

Informal communication (2-5)

Request to present to Special COVID Committee

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Super Junior Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Paul Melia Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)