Licensed Vintners Association

Lobbying Organisation Licensed Vintners Association

Date published 13 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Vat 9% on Food and Budget '25 priorities

Intended results Reintroduction of VAT 9% on Food

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donall O'Keeffe, CEO

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

Lobby day All Oireachtas Members 03.07.24 Supporting Irish Hospitality briefing day

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

03.07.24 Meeting with representatives of parliamentary parties.

Meeting (1)

28.08.24 Pre-Budget '25 meeting with Ministers J Chambers and P Donohoe.

Email (1)

email to DPOs listed below - LVA Submission on Budget '25

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

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

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Transport)