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Who lobbies whom about what. Search Ireland's lobbying register to see who is influencing your TDs, ministers, and public officials — and on whose behalf.

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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
January–April
[Tourism] Requested new minister for Tourism to meet with us to understand our sector awaiting reply
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] budget submission for Budget 2026
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] Budget 2025 Submission - To ask the Government to consider policy to support the ongoing recovery of Irish Tourism in 2024 including the continued funding support at 2023 levels to Tourism Ireland for international marketing and Failte Ireland to continue to deliver training and education, sustianability training and funding for businessess to meet Government Climate Change policy; to develop a robust plan to lessen the dependancy on tourism accommodation for refugee and asylum seekers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
January–April
[Tourism] Impact on Tourism - Introduction of UK ETA - Borders and Nationalities Bill
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] Budget 2024 Submission - To ask the Government to consider policy to support the ongoing recovery of Irish Tourism in 2024 including the continued funding support at 2023 levels to Tourism Ireland for international marketing and Failte Ireland to continue to deliver training and education, sustianability training and funding for businessess to meet Government Climate Change policy; to develop a robust plan to lessen the dependancy on tourism accommodation for refugee and asylum seekers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
January–April
[Tourism] Extending of EWSS for Inbound Tourism Businesses to the same extention provided to the hospitality sector due to public health restricted opening time to May 31
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] Budget 2023 Submission - To ask the Government to consider policy to support the recovery of Irish Tourism in 2023 which inculdes the continued level of funding support at 2022 levels to Tourism Ireland for international tourism marketing and Failte Ireland to continue to support the wider industry with staff training and education, sustianability training and funding for businessess to meet Government Climate Change policy. To retain competitiveness by by holding the current rate of
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
January–April
[Tourism] EU Vaccine Travel Passport - Initial Discussions by EU State Leaders in January
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
January–April
[Tourism] Extension of Hotel Mandatory quarantine - concerns about the inclusion of EU States and USA
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] National Economic Recovery Plan submission and specific COVID survival asks of the inbound tour operating sector including extension of EWSS to March 2022, Business Continuity Funding scheme 2021, retention of 9% VAT rate to 2025 and clarity on re-opening of international plan and introduction of EUDCC
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Katherine Licken', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Finance] to inform the minister of the issues in relation to lack of insurance competition and underwriters in the market and to seek Government position on such issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] Response to National Economic Recovery Plan report and outlining our views on same welcoming clarity on EWSS extension and disappointment on specific COVID survival asks of the inbound tour operating sector including, Business Continuity Funding scheme 2021, not having been considered
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Finance] IMPACT OF COVID AND EXTENDED CLOSURE RESTRICTIONS ON HOSPITALITY TO RETURN OF INBOUND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Finance] insurance issues - response to Ministers written response to our june 4 letter
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] Appraise the minister of the worsening situation of the inbound sector with 2021 now being equally as devastating as 2020 and no recovery possible on international visitors until next year
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Katherine Licken', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'John Kelly', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Finance] request for minister to support the inbound tour operator sector by providing finance to Department of tourism for Business Continuity funding on the basis of 95% loss of income again by the sector in 2021 due to COVID
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Budgetary matters] inform the TD's of the devasting impact of covid for a second year and appraise them of our need for additional business continuity funding scheme to bridge us to recovery in 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Meeting regarding Budgetary measures 2022 to support the tourism sector given the impact of COVID-19. Specifically ITOA focused on measures to supports its members survival after 2 years of practically no inbound tourism with asks being Grant-Aid Support for Inbound Operators due to loss of business in 2021 due to COVID travel restrictions, retention of 9% VAT rate beyond 2022 and increased international tourism marketing fund
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Meeting regarding Budgetary measures 2022 to support the ITOA members and tourism, focused on measures to supports its members survival after 2 years of practically no inbound tourism with asks being Grant-Aid Support for Inbound Operators due to loss of business in 2021 due to COVID travel restrictions, retention of 9% VAT rate beyond 2022 and increased international tourism marketing fund
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Meeting regarding Budgetary measures 2022 and ITOA submission to support the ITOA members and tourism, focused on measures to supports its members survival after 2 years of practically no inbound tourism with asks being Grant-Aid Support for Inbound Operators due to loss of business in 2021 due to COVID travel restrictions, retention of 9% VAT rate beyond 2022 and increased international tourism marketing fund
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Meeting regarding Budgetary measures 2022 to support the ITOA members and tourism, focused on measures to supports its members survival after 2 years of practically no inbound tourism with asks being Grant-Aid Support for Inbound Operators due to loss of business in 2021 due to COVID travel restrictions, retention of 9% VAT rate beyond 2022 and increased international tourism marketing fund
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Letter regarding disappointment that 9% Tourism VAT rate did not get extended beyond September 01 2022 and pointing out the importance of this measure to the recovery of Irish Tourism as a competitive measure as evidenced following its introduction as a competitive measure to support inbound tourism in 2011 post the global financial crash. To ask the Minister to reconsider this in advance of the finance bill being enacted
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Email incorporating ITOA pre-Budget Submission post-card outlining the key measures that ITOA and its members wished the Government to Consider to support its members survival given the existential impact of COVID on inbound tourism
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Agenda / Subject Budget 2022 ITOA Submission Postcard'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Acknowledgment of the delivery of measures in Budget 2022 to support the Tourism Industry and ITOA members
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] ITOA Proposal - Restoring Safe International Travel in a Covid Environment
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} + 7 more
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
May–August
[Tourism] July Stimulus Submssion - ITOA. Out lining the policy and taxation measures for survival of businesses due to Covid Pandemic
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Introduction and overview of ITOA & Pre-Budget submission and specific asks of the inbound tour operating sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Pre-Budget submission and specific asks of the inbound tour operating sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} + 27 more
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] REQUEST FOR CRSS SUPPORT TO BE EXTENDED TO INBOUND TOUR OPERATORS
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
September–December
[Tourism] Pre-Budget submission and specific asks of the inbound tour operating sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'INBOUND TOUR OPERATORS - CALL FOR URGENT SUPPORT TO SAVE RECOVERY OF IRISH TOURISM'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'IRELANDS CONNECTIVITY MATTERS'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT - A POSTCARD FROM ITOA'}
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All lobbying data comes from the Regulation of Lobbying Register, maintained by the Standards in Public Office Commission under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.

Lobbyists must file returns every 4 months. This tracker makes that data searchable by TD, policy domain, and subject — so you can see who is trying to influence the decisions that affect your life.
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Lobbying is legal and often legitimate. But when property developers lobby TDs who vote on housing policy, or when insurance companies lobby ministers setting regulation — you have a right to know. Transparency is accountability.
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