Gourmet House

DUNGARVAN, serving local produce. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch & hm Cakes. Own Blend Coffee. ❤️ BUNMAHON, Coffee, Sourdough Toasties, Soup, Cakes McKennas Guides 🏅

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@damiengeoghegan @DungarvanTIO @WaterfordCounci @Failte_Ireland After another planning slog.., well done Rebecca & David, great resilience… but Damien, all works in Waterford absolutely extend themselves financially because of huge planning causing such financial impact.., yes… won’t it be brilliant to have in the middle of town ..

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@rtenews Congratulations!! Let’s turn that bad EV story around! Huge numbers of rural EV’s out of circulation without charge option… Car company pressure too much for RTE?

Also, rural builds need our chimneys! living in mid county Waterford no power approx 6 times per year! 🤦‍♀️

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@conor_pope Howdy doody from the Copper Coast of Co. Waterford. spectacular views cliff walks & drives, swimming whales in the bay, dolphin, seals with gulls, cormorants and all the gang in for spoils, it’s all free. GOURMET HOUSE, coffee 3-3.60 hmade pastries 3’ish etc Our smile is free too

[LUCINDA O’SULLIVAN @LucindasIreland]

Today I’m writing about how, with 700 restaurant closures, the food led hospitality industry has been let down by the Government- leading to next Tuesday’s march to the Dail - and are politicians still welcome in cafés, restaurants and gastropubs? @TheSundayIndo

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

🚨Another Closure

Closures continue - financial model for food led businesses is broken.

A what stage will the Government realise there is a problem and will take meaning steps to support the sector.

Taoiseach said he had our backs “Small Businesses “ .

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

Hospitality workers to march on Dáil as resentment and rage grips an industry hung out to dry in Budget-⁦@LucindasIreland⁩

This coming Tuesday, the hospitality industry will be out in force, coming from all over the country and taking to the streets https://t.co/nufChwd7YH

[Bill Badbody @Bill_Badbody]

Gardai Release Photofit Of Gang Behind Deaths Of Hundreds Of Restaurants

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

Great momentum building across the entire Hospitality and Tourism sectors.

This is bigger than reneging on the 9% vat for this Budget, it’s about the survival of Hospitality & Tourism businesses with more & more Government related costs planned for 2025.

It’s about respect

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@adriancummins Unfortunately we have had to absorb the many many increases including the 4.5%.

The 4.5% is breaking us.

We want a good start wage and benefits for our employees, the reduction to 4.5% helos us make it affordable.

Doors close as SME’s can’t afford all the rising costs.

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@FeargalORourke @CllrAengusOrour We grew up listening to Mary tell it as it was. She passsd on her strengths through the wireless, radios and televisions of this country, a wise formidable, strong, courageous, honest kind hearted proud Irish woman.

Mary moulded many.

At dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.

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

Deep deep disappointment across the entire Hospitality sector.

The reduction in Vat would have given stability to the sector facing another Min Wage increase of 80cent

We will continue to engage with Government and highlight how their current policies are impacting Food led Businesses

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@LucindasIreland @ePhoneWatch It’s the late night Where’s my House button!

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@MaiaDunphy I think you might mean the govt will make 23% vat on the additional charge too!! The retailer buys in plus charge and sells plus the charge, just a middle man tax collector 🤦‍♀️

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@paulflynnchef 😢😢 Awh…very sad 💔

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@adriancummins Government just don’t care Adrian, so so sad😔

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

🚨More Closures

Last orders at Limerick pub and three city centre cafés

When is Government going to realise the business model for food led businesses is broken and the reduction of Vat is a must to 9%

https://t.co/foG5K2moEm via @limerickpost

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

@LasTapasDeLola Very sad to see… 😢

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

Very, very sad to read…

Another sad closure announcement 💔

Must be close to 300 food business closures in the last couple of months 😢

[LUCINDA O’SULLIVAN @LucindasIreland]

Sadly another restaurant closes.

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

The loss of these special social spaces will play havoc to our health 💔

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

🚨Another Closure

Baker Boys - Sligo

Here is another fine business closing its doors

Government support through a reduction in vat to 9% must happen

@FrankFeighan @MarcMacsharryTD @MarianHarkin @Martin_Kenny

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

Vat Rate to 9% A MUST!

[Restaurants Association of Ireland @RAI_ie]

'Interest on businesses' warehoused tax debt cut to 0%'

Following calls from the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has confirmed that Revenue Commissioners’ debt warehousing scheme will be reformed so that monies owed under the scheme:

- Will be subject to an interest rate of 0%
- Can be paid over a period greater than the originally envisaged 5-year maximum
- Will, on a case-by-case basis, not require any initial down payments
- Additionally, companies that have already paid interest of 3% will be refunded

While this news is positive and will undoubtedly save many restaurants and cafés around the country from otherwise certain closures, it will not ensure long-term viability for the food-led hospitality industry. As the Minister himself recently pointed out, thousands of small, independent food-led businesses hold no warehoused debt but are still struggling each day to keep the doors open.

Only the reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate for restaurants, cafés and pubs that serve food will stem the recent tide of closures and secure a sustainable future for our industry. The 50% hike in VAT from 9 to 13.5% last September meant countless viable restaurants and cafés became unviable overnight. The return of the 9% rate for our low-margin, labour-intensive industry needs to be the Minister for Finance’s next move.

https://t.co/Z9vdsEOxYQ

[Gourmet House @_GourmetHouse]

Thank you for keeping this necessary pressure on @adriancummins

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

🚨Breaking

Lower VAT rate on food essential for survival of hospitality sector – @ciarancannon & @GarretAhearn

Hospitality businesses should be afforded the benefit of a lower VAT rate on food services if they are to continue to survive and thrive, two @FineGael politicians have said.

https://t.co/5vjFHU3joZ via @FineGael