Irish Travel Agents Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Travel Agents Association

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Calling on Government to reverse decision to cut EWSS and requesting that Travel Agents to be included in future financial supports.

Intended results Financial supports for the Travel Industry due to Covid-19 pandemic.

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? Communications with their local TDs and Senators. Supplied ITAA members with a copy of the letter sent by the ITAA to TDs and Senators Calling on Government to reverse decision to cut EWSS and requesting that Travel Agents to be included in future financial supports.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs Letter sent by the ITAA to TDs and Senators Calling on Government to reverse decision to cut EWSS and requesting that Travel Agents to be included in future financial supports.

Email All Senators Letter sent by the ITAA to TDs and Senators Calling on Government to reverse decision to cut EWSS and requesting that Travel Agents to be included in future financial supports.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Seeking financial supports for the Travel Industry due to COVID 19 pandemic.

Phone call (2-5)

Seeking financial supports for the Travel Industry due to COVID 19 pandemic.

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.

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Kevin Barrett Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paul Melia Special Adviser (Department of Transport)