Our sector urgently needs the following support ✅ €15m in Digital Transformation Grants ✅State support your internationalise ✅Loan forbearance ✅Reversion of the EWSS to the TWSS To retain jobs and businesses Leo Varadkar Micheál Martin Paschal Donohoe Eamon Ryan

Wish you were here - for us We need to be here to deliver €800m each year in International visitor revenue. 200,000 jobs are relying on you- the Government. #MakingTourismHappen #IrelandGoesGreen IGTOA - Ireland Golf Tour Operator Association AIPCO @IncomingTourOp SITE Ireland ITIC Ireland's Association for Adventure Tourism

Wish you were here - for us. We need to be here to deliver €800m each year in International visitor revenue. 200,000 jobs are relying on you - the Government. #MakingTourismHappen #IrelandGoesGreen Catherine Martin Leo Varadkar Paschal Donohoe Micheál Martin mmcgrathtd Eamon Ryan

Well done to #EII board member Paul Davis, who met with Minister Catherine Martin & Tanaiste Leo Varadkar today. Paul, on behalf of EII, met with both ministers for a pre-budget briefing to outline the EII’s budget submission, as part of the first Hospitality & Tourism Forum.

Very encouraging to see that the hard work & determination of industry representative groups, including the EII, is beginning to pay off & that our voices are being heard! #eventindustryalliance #eventindustryireland #Budget2021 rte.ie/culture/2020/1…

€50m live events €55m biz tourism €400m Innovation CRSS €9m AV Excellent investment & supports for the event industry - Thank you for listening Paschal Donohoe Leo Varadkar mmcgrathtd Catherine Martin Edward Brophy - let’s keep talking #Budget2021 #EventIndustryIreland

With physical business events being forced to hibernate by Govt, the CRSS MUST BE EXTENDED to ensure credit is available to our members to get them through this period. Fine Gael fiannafail The Labour Party Ireland Sinn Fein Green Party Ireland

We are lobbying to address the inadequacies of #Budget2021 in order to secure our future & jobs Fine Gael fiannafail The Labour Party Ireland Sinn Fein Green Party Ireland Paschal Donohoe mmcgrathtd Micheál Martin Leo Varadkar Catherine Martin

Check out the EII January e-zine for updates on the Financial Support Scheme for Businesses, the latest Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce Report & more! #eventstrong #liveevents ow.ly/aX8y50DkVH6

EII are very disappointed with the level of funding announced in the new CBAS fund. The max support of €8k will do little to help companies in our struggling industry. Tag your local T.D.-we need meaningful support and engagement, we need it now. ow.ly/PJnV50DwUPZ

EII met with Robert Troy TD yesterday in relation to the new CBAS Scheme. We highlighted the fact that this scheme does not meet the needs of many of our members-more funding is needed to keep our businesses alive. We will keep pushing on behalf of the industry.

"The Government has said we can't work but they are not helping us to not work." ow.ly/wJU850DCUXV EII board member Roisin Callaghan highlights how the new Covid-19 Business Aid scheme falls woefully short for our industry #liveevents #weareevents #supportourindustry

As we approach the first anniversary of the industry shutdown, we are asking Event Companies & Sole Traders for input into the latest EII anonymous survey. This survey will guide the EII's campaign for fair & equal support. surveymonkey.com/r/NQM39QM #industrysurvey #liveevents

Following a recent Hospitality & Tourism Forum meeting with Micheál Martin Leo Varadkar & Catherine Martin EII continue to engage with Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment & @DeptCulturelRL on priorities for Events Companies: - CRSS style payments - Extension of COVID-19 supports into 2021

The Eii attended two successful meetings this week. First, we joined the Hospitality & Tourism Forum with the Tanaiste & Minister Martin and yesterday we met with Minster Troy.

Updates and new scheme information for our industry below: - The Covid 19 Credit Guarantee Scheme is still available to businesses – loans from €10k up to €1m w 12 months both interest and capital moratoriums.

Updates and new scheme information for our industry below: - The Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme will be extended to the end of 2021, with interest-free period through 2022. COVID related liabilities will then start to be paid from 1 January 2023.

Updates and new scheme information for our industry below: - EWSS to be continued until the end of the year at least - Tax Warehousing to be extended beyond 2022 - We are working on dates for the reopening of indoor and outdoor events

Updates and new scheme information for our industry below: - The scheme to support Event Companies will be a one-off payment of €50K / 5% of turnover towards overheads. We expect a formal announcement and application details in the coming weeks.

Irish Event Industry workers forced to travel to the UK in search of work as the only event sector in Europe that remains fully closed. Site set up for UK’s Creamfields festival taking place this weekend 27 & 29 August 2021.