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Lobbying Organisation Threshold

Date published 16 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Regulation of short-term lets

Intended results To ask the Ministers to prioritise the progression of the legislation to regulate short-term lets.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John-Mark McCafferty

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.

Email (2-5)

Emails sent with letters attached to Minister Burke, Minister O'Donovan and Minister Browne. John McDonald, Cian Ó'Lionáin and Paul Hogan cc'd on one email.

Letter (2-5)

Two letters sent, by email, to Minister Burke and one sent to Minister O'Donovan.

Letter (1)

One letter sent to Minster Brown, by email.

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.

Patrick O'Donovan Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

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

Cian Ó Lionáin Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Paul Hogan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John McDonald Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)