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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Alan Dillon

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Mayo
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (2025-01-29 → 2025-06-01)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (2025-06-02 → current)

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2024-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Action to offset escalating operating costs for hospitality businesses ::Reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate for hospitality food services ::A reduction in delays for issuing VISAs to job applicants with work permits::Additional supports for employees on off-the-job training…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-13

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Asking the Taoiseach to work together constructively. we are asking for - Clear and sensible planning guidelines with a derogation for existing operators in regional Ireland already in the industry. - For new operators, we need clear planning guidelines that explicitly protect…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2024-08-30

Lobbying return by Expedia Group

Tourism
Intended results

To secure clarity on the timing of legislation and planning regulations relating to Short Term Rentals, and ensure adequate time will be given to debate the upcoming Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill alongside the updated planning guidelines relating to Short Term Rentals to…

Register of Lobbying2024-08-30

Lobbying return by Expedia Group

Tourism
Intended results

To secure clarity on the timing of legislation and planning regulations relating to Short Term Rentals, and ensure adequate time will be given to debate the upcoming Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill alongside the updated planning guidelines relating to Short Term Rentals to…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Action to offset escalating costs for hospitality businesses::A restructuring of employers' PRSI including a targeted rebate for tourism and hospitality businesses::A widening and expansion of the existing local authority rates (ICOB) / Increased Cost of Doing Business) grants…

Register of Lobbying2024-05-14

Lobbying return by Airbnb Ireland UC

Tourism
Intended results

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…

Register of Lobbying2024-04-30

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Derogation for all Short-Term Rental Business (STR) owner currently in Business.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2024-04-30

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Irish Self Catering Federation Newsletter containing all details on the currents Short-Term Rental (STR) Legislation developments on Irish and European level, keeping the PDO's mentioned below up to date on such.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2024-04-30

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

We a members of the Irish Self-Catering Federation requesting the Government to Drop Planning as a prerequisite for the newly enacted European STR Register Legislation.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-21

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

A Tourism Committee Meeting into CSO Figures

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2024-01-04

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

We are asking for SCF - Vision for the Short-Term Rental (STR) Sector details to be added to the Department of “Tourism Action Plan” 2024-2029 which is presently being written which will be replacing the “Tourism Action Plan” Dec 2015 launched by Minister Michael Ring.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.