Airbnb Ireland UC

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

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Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Meeting request to discuss upcoming legislation

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To inform the MEP about the role of short term letting in supporting rural tourism across Europe and how implementation of the EU's recent law on Short Term Rental Accommodation can play a role in data gathering in Member States, including Ireland.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To highlight Airbnb's sponsorship of the 2024 Olympic Games, Airbnb's role in supporting tourism in Ireland and across the world, and to see if the Taoiseach had availability to meet with Airbnb's co-founder, Nathan Blecharczyk, at the games in Paris.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Donoghue (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: To reiterate Airbnb's support for the introduction of register for short term lettings; to ask the Minister and his Department to engage in consultation with industry stakeholders on planning reform; to highlight the economic benefit of short term rentals to the Irish tourism economy and; to seek a meeting with the Minister to discuss;

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To reiterate Airbnb's support for the introduction of register for short term lettings; to ask the Minister and his Department to urgently engage in consultation with industry stakeholders on planning reform; to highlight the economic benefit of short term rentals to the Irish tourism economy and; to share Airbnb’s submission on the Draft General Guiding Principles for the Guidelines for Planning Authorities as shared with the Tourism JOC

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: To reiterate Airbnb's support for the introduction of register for short term lettings; to ask the Minister and her Department to urgently engage in consultation with industry stakeholders to ensure the success of the proposal; to highlight the economic benefit of short term rentals to the Irish tourism economy and; to share Airbnb’s submission on the Draft General Guiding Principles for the Guidelines for Planning Authorities as shared with the Tourism JOC

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure a meeting with the Deputy. To discuss the value of short term rentals to the Irish economy. To reiterate Airbnb's support for a national register and to provide comments on the Deputy's Bill, 'The Short-Term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022'

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To illustrate the importance of short term letting to the Irish tourist economy and discuss the Minister's plans for new/updated planning rules

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To discuss the crucial role played by short term rentals as part of Ireland's tourism economy, and to discuss the importance of the the EU STRA proposal and how it interacts with Ireland's ambition to introduce a national Host register for short term rentals

Methods: Meeting