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2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Consideration by Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and relevant Ministers of State
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | AVEA submission for consideration for Budget 2025 |
| — | with the four key themes of: Accelerated Costs of Business threatening the sustainability of businesses; VAT to return to 9%; Economic value of tourism to be recognised and supported |
| — | particularly in the regions; Access to be prioritised |
| — | internationally and locally |
| — | as a key strategic tourism enabler; budgets for tourism agencies Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland to be restored to 2023 levels |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Carrigy (Senator), Seanad; Shane Cassells (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Support by Members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism for AVEA's key Budget asks
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | AVEA submission for consideration for Budget 2025 |
| — | with the four key themes of: Accelerated Costs of Business threatening the sustainability of businesses; VAT to return to 9%; Economic value of tourism to be recognised and supported |
| — | particularly in the regions; Access to be prioritised |
| — | internationally and locally |
| — | as a key strategic tourism enabler; budgets for tourism agencies Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland to be restored to 2023 levels |
2024-08-26
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Cian Ó Lionáin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Maria Melia (Head of Unit), Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Intent: AVEA requests consideration for the following key items in Budget 2025:Accelerated costs of business are threatening the viability of many tourism businessesVAT at 9% to be restoredEconomic contribution of tourism to be recognised and supported, especially in rural areasAccess to be a key priority - Dublin Airport, regional airports, EV charging infrastructure, transport infrastructureBudgets for Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland to be restored to 2023 levels
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | AVEA's submission for consideration for #Budget2025 |
2024-02-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Cian Ó Lionáin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: To brief officials in DETE and DTCAGSM on ongoing issues facing the visitor attractions sector around the costs of doing business.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | As a follow-up to the Tourism and Hospitality Forum |
| — | 24th January 2024 |
| — | AVEA provided a briefing memo to officials who attended from DETE and DTCAGSM |
2024-02-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: AVEA seeks the Minister for Finance and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to give consideration to returning to the 9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality businesses
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter recommending a return to 9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality businesses |
2023-11-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Further to the launch of the JOC Report 'Developing Rural Tourism in Ireland', AVEA recommended the establishment of an inter-departmental Tourism Coordination Committee.As tourism is a sector dependent on close collaboration of many Departments – Tourism, Transport, Planning, Rural Affairs, Enterprise, Justice, etc – a Committee comprising representatives from all relevant Departments should be established to ensure the recommendations of the Report are implemented in a timely manner.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Joint Committee on Tourism |
| — | Culture |
| — | Arts |
| — | Sport and Media - Developing Rural Tourism in Ireland |
2023-02-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: AVEA advocates for the retention of the 9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality. AVEA requests that the Minister for Finance give due consideration to its retention.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Retention of VAT at 9% |
2023-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Consideration of AVEA's budget asks including 2022-level budgets for Tourism Ireland & Failte Ireland; strategic investment in tourism careers; contingency funding in event of business interruption; tourism share of Just Transition Fund; retention of 9% VAT rate
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Virtual meeting to present AVEA pre-Budget 2023 submission |
| — | 21st September 2022 |
2022-09-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: AVEA wishes to present five key asks for consideration for Budget 2023. These are: (1) Maintaining tourism budgets for Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland (2) Maintaining the 9% VAT rate (3) Strategically supporting tourism careers through investment (4) Support for sustainable tourism through a fair share of Just Transition funding (5) Creating a contingency fund to sustain the sector in the event of pandemic measures such as closures or reduced capacity
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Pre-Budget Submission 2023 for the Association of Visitor Experiences & Attractions |
2022-01-25
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Clarification that this measure is being extended to our sector given the massive impact restrictions have had on our sector's ability to trade at anywhere near normal capacity since March 2020.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | AVEA requests that consideration be given to the extension of the EWSS at the January rate for February 2022 |
| — | which would greatly assist with the recovery of our sector which was gravely impacted by the restrictions in hospitality opening hours and capacities. |