Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 08 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Alcohol excise duties revision

Intended results Increase in alcohol excise duties

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sheila Gilheany

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email highlighted the need for increase in alcohol excise duties on the basis of public health.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails sent, to Minister for Health, Minister for Finance Sec Gen Dept of Health, Chief Medical Officer to highlight need for increase in alcohol excise duties. Follow up email to Alan Dillon, TD

Social Media (2-5)

Social media tags, Minister for Finance, Minister for Health, Minister for Children, Minister for Justice to highlight need for increase in alcohol excise duties

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Breda Smyth Interim Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Health)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)