Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Restore the VAT rate of 9%

Intended results Return the tourism & hospitality VAT rate to 9% on an ongoing basis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, 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.

Lobby day (1)

Buswells Hotel July 3rd - Joint campaign with ITIC, Irish Hotels Federation, Restaurants Association of Ireland, Vintners' Federation of Ireland, Licensed Vintners Association to restore the 9% Vat rate to hospitality and tourism businesses. Invitation sent to Ministers and Oireachtas members.

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.

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

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)