Irish Self Catering Federation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Self Catering Federation

Date published 30 Apr, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Short-Term Rental (STR) Legislation Bill

Intended results Lobbying for a change in the STR Legislation - Derogation for all existing Short-Term Rental Businesses in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maire ni Mhurchu CEO

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 (2-5)

Maire ni Mhurchu CEO ISCF was invited to be part of the ITIC Delegation in Brussels. Spoken to the below MEP/DPOs in Brussels. Launch of the ITIC report on The Economic Rational for Extending the 9% VAT rate beyond 28th February 2023.

Email (2-5)

Emailed Sean Kelly MEP - Meeting Request.

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.

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)