Irish Hotels Federation

Mass communications

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)
Letters highlighting the measures and economic supports required to support the long-term recovery of Irish tourism
Email (11-20)
Emails highlighting the measures and economic supports required to support the long-term recovery of Irish tourism
Social Media (11-20)
Targeted social media activity on twitter highlighting measures and supports required to assist tourism businesses
Phone call (2-5)
Phone calls highlighting the measures and economic supports required to support the recovery including retention of 9% tourism VAT
Informal communication (2-5)
Text messages in relation to the measures and economic supports required to support the recovery including retention of 9% tourism VAT
Letter (1)
Letter to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media in relation to the availability and cost of hotel accommodation
Letter (2-5)
Letters seeking alleviating measures to address anomalous VAT issues relating to capital investment in properties subsequently used as temporary dwelling accommodation for emergency residential purposes
Meeting (1)
Meeting with Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport in relation to measures to support energy efficiency within the hotels sector, retention of the 9% VAT and measures to support businesses facing increasing cost of doing business.
Submission (1)
Submission to the Oireachtas Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight, seeking the retention of the 9% tourism VAT rate as a policy measure and for no tourism accommodation tax to be introduced.
Letter (1)
Letter seeking amendments to the TBESS scheme to include LPG in the qualifying criteria, increase the reference period to 12 months before the commencement of aggression against Ukraine by Russia, and adjust the €30,000 overall monthly cap to assist hotel groups.
Submission (1)
Submission seeking clarification in relation to tips & gratuities legislation including the treatment of service charges and display notice requirements
Email (6-10)
Seeking clarification in relation to tips & gratuities legislation including the treatment of service charges and display notice requirements
Phone call (2-5)
Seeking clarification in relation to tips & gratuities legislation including the treatment of service charges and display notice requirements
Virtual Meeting (1)
Seeking clarification in relation to tips & gratuities legislation including the treatment of service charges and display notice requirements
Meeting (1)
Seeking clarifications and amends to the EU Directive on “Improving working conditions in platform work” COM(2021) 762
Submission (1)
Submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media on the cost of tourist accommodation in Ireland, seeking measures to ensure the right conditions are in place to ensure the long-term, sustainable development and growth of rural tourism and hospitality.
Meeting (1)
Meeting of the SME and State Bodies Group - seeking targeted measures for the best possible conditions for recovery of tourism activity including retention of 9% VAT rate, reform of the TBESS energy scheme and measures to encourage greater competition into Ireland's insurance market.
Submission (1)
Submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media on the cost of tourist accommodation in Ireland, seeking the retention of the 9% tourism VAT rate.
Meeting (51-100)
Highlighting the measures and economic supports required to support the recovery of Irish tourism
Letter (1)
Letter in relation to the design of the TBESS seeking that no registered hotels or guesthouses be excluded from the scheme and that each property is considered as a standalone business entity.
Virtual Meeting (2-5)
Highlighting the measures and economic supports required to support the recovery including retention of 9% tourism VAT

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.