Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 03 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Sale of Alcohol Bill

Intended results Changes to proposed Sale of Alcohol bill to ensure public health is the priority in this bill.

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

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Frances Fitzgerald in her constituency office on 22 Sept 2023

Email (11-20)

Emails to DPOs listed below raising public health concerns about proposals in the Sale of Alcohol Bill. Drew attention to international evidence on this matter.

Event / Reception (1)

AAI representative attended launch of Oireachtas Justice Committee pre-legislative report on General Scheme of Sale of Alcohol Bill on 16 Nov 2023. Raised concerns about proposals in open forum.

Social Media (21-30)

Social media tags to DPOs re Sale of Alcohol Bill.

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.

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Professor Breda Smyth Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)