Hartes of Kildare

Tweets by @paulllenehan . Hartes of Kildare is a multi award winning gastro pub since 2009. Located in the heart of Kildare town

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

🚨Almost 600 restaurants have closed since the Government hiked their VAT bills by 50% last Sept, an industry lobby group calculates.

Government last year ended a special 9 per cent VAT rate for hospitality businesses, increasing the tax to 13.5%

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[Seán Collender @PresidentRAI]

The cross-party political support expressed by Ministers, TDs & Senators for the return of the 9% VAT rate at yesterday's event was really encouraging to see.

We now need to see those words matched with action & a return of VAT9 in #Budget2025 before it's too late for many more.

[Hartes of Kildare @Paulleneha]

@adriancummins We couldn’t agree more. The term “Busy Fools” has never been more relevant.

2019 - margins 8% to 10%
2023 - margins -1% to 2%

-1% to 2% simply not viable margins for the hospitality sector. 400+ closures in 9 months

Wake up @FineGael @FineFail your both killing a sector

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

New economic research by @GrantThorntonIE for @DubCityCouncil shows demand decline for Restaurants since beginning of 2024

This research will strengthen our case for a reduction in the vat rate for food led businesses to 9%

[The Oarsman @TheOarsman]

Current climate in Food&Bev:

Produce/Utilities⬆️
Vat Rate⬆️
Minimum Wage⬆️
Employer PRSI⬆️
5 Days Sick Pay per emp⬆️
Carbon taxes⬆️
Lack of beds⬇️
Hangover from bad summer 23
Vat Warehouse
Impending pension 3%

Where's the support?
@mmcgrathtd @LeoVaradkar @MichealMartinTD

[Hartes of Kildare @Paulleneha]

Touché

[Martin Shanahan @Martyfishy1]

@adriancummins @nealerichmond @businessposthq If they can split an atom surely they can split the VAT Rate ,

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

🚨Update - Closure of Food Led Businesses

Tomorrow I will be raising again the issue of escalating Closures of Food Led Businesses with Ministers @simoncoveney & @cathmartingreen as part of the Tourism & Hospitality Forum

Government support is required urgently to Rescue a sector in crisis

[Maura Boyle @MauraBoyle1]

@adriancummins @mmcgrathtd @simoncoveney @cathmartingreen @TourismIreland @Failte_Ireland In this country you are penalised for working & if you want to work a bit more you are penalised even more….where o where is the logic.
It’s obstacle after obstacle for self employed! So where is the incentive?

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

Minister @simoncoveney - the factors relating to this closure and like every other business that has closed down………….and more to come are -

Vat increase to 13.5%
Wage inflation
Increase in supplier costs.

A rescue plan for Hospitality is required with immediate effect.

[Michael Hughes @hughes_mickh]

@adriancummins Every single day we hear of Restaurants and Cafes closing. This will accelerate even more as the Vat returns for Nov/Dec and Jan/ Feb fall due. Government needs to admit their mistake and reverse it immediately.

[Restaurants Association of Ireland @RAI_ie]

Overbearing cost increases ranging from energy and produce to insurance and rates have meant that busy restaurants and cafés around the country are having to close their doors, not because of a lack of customers but because of reasons beyond their control. Owner of a Kildare café that closed last month, Dora-May Cousins, explained just how much of a part cost increases played in the closure on @drivetimerte yesterday.

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

🚨Low margin businesses like Restaurants, Cafes and Gastro Pubs will suffer the worst from an increase to the 9% vat rate. Emery, cost of business crippling Biz

🚨1 in 5 restaurants face closure if the rate reverts to 13.5% on 1 March

🚨Support your local Hospitality Business

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

🚨1 in 5 Restaurants face closure it 9% vat rate increases at the end of February

🚨Energy & Cost of Business crippling Low margin Restaurants, Cafes and Gastro Pubs

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

🚨Top 5 issues for the Hospitality & Restaurant Sector in 2023

➡️Cost of Energy
➡️Inflation regarding Business Costs
➡️Retention of 9% Vat for Restaurants & Food Service
➡️Staff Shortage
➡️Warehouse Tax

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

🚨VAT rate for hospitality

The Taoiseach has said a lower VAT rate for food and drink hospitality could be an option.

The rates are due to move to 13.5 in February 2023. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been asked for his thoughts on whether pubs and restaurants could continue at 9%

[Seán Collender @PresidentRAI]

9% Vat for Restaurants, Pubs and Cafes

In todays @businessposthq the Department @IRLDeptFinance confirm “it was possible to have different vat rates for sectors within the Hospitality industry, but that it would be technically challenging”

@EllieD798 @Paschald @LeoVaradkar

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

Government need to review close contact rule regarding Restaurant’s & Hospitality businesses.

The United States Government has reduced the timeframe to 5 days

Use of antigen tests should be used similar to Health Care sector with continuous testing

[Adrian Cummins 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇸 @adriancummins]

Huge anger across the Hospitality regarding NPHETs request to close at 5pm

Why wasn’t the booster campaign rolled out faster.

Why can’t those with boosters enter Hospitality premises using COVID pass if Gov approve 5pm curfew

Where is the plan to keep Hospitality open viably

[Hartes of Kildare @Paulleneha]

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