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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Paschal Donohoe

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Dublin Central
Membership
2024-11-29 → 2025-11-21
Office
Minister for Finance (2025-01-23 → 2025-11-18)

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 Lobbying2018-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Tourism
Intended results

Maintain tourism Vat rate at 9%::Monitor labour and business costs::Continue suspension of Airport Departure Tax::Increase current spending on tourism by €50 million per annum::Increase capital spending to deliver new products of scale and international appeal

Register of Lobbying2018-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Distillers

Tourism
Intended results

Secure government support for the development of Irish whiskey tourism

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Distillers" has no legal form. "IRISH DISTILLERS LIMITED" (CRO 23732) 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 Lobbying2018-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

For the 9% tourism VAT rate to be retained::To mitigate the negative effects of Brexit on Irish Tourism::For additional funding for tourism marketing, product and infrastructural development::For additional regional support for tourism in response to Brexit::To address the high…

Register of Lobbying2018-05-21

Lobbying return by Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Tourism
Intended results

Ambitious goals and targets for success by 2025 given the right policies and investment decisions.::By 2025 the strategy makes the case that earnings from overseas tourism can increase by 65% to €8.1 billion annually.::A further 80,000 more jobs nation-wide to be created.::Just…

Register of Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Hotels Federation

Tourism
Intended results

Seeking support for measures to tackle the high cost of insurance in Ireland, including support for additional participation by insurers in the marketplace and tackling excessive levels of awards and increasing levels of exaggerated claims

Register of Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

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 Lobbying2018-01-19

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Tourism
Intended results

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

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 Lobbying2018-01-18

Lobbying return by Irish Tourist Industry Confederation

Tourism
Intended results

Retain competitiveness including 9% tourism Vat rate::Increase investment in tourism current budgets::Commitment to a multi-annual capital investment fund to deliver new tourism product and infrastructure