Danone Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Danone Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Letter to Secretary General and Chairperson Productivity and Savings Taskforce at the Department of Health, Robert Watt, welcoming the publication of the Taskforce’s recent discussion paper 10 Practical Areas for Behavioural Science to Improve Productivity in Health and providing an overview of the role that medical nutrition and malnutrition prevention can play in supporting productivity and reducing the burden on acute hospital and inpatient services.

Intended results To acknowledge the publication of the Productivity and Savings Taskforce discussion paper and inform Mr Watt of the role that medical nutrition and malnutrition prevention can play in supporting productivity and reducing the burden on acute hospital and inpatient services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Killian Barry, Managing Director of Danone Ireland

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Secretary General and Chairperson Productivity and Savings Taskforce at the Department of Health, Robert Watt, welcoming the publication of the Taskforce’s recent discussion paper 10 Practical Areas for Behavioural Science to Improve Productivity in Health and providing an overview of the role that medical nutrition and malnutrition prevention can play in supporting productivity and reducing the burden on acute hospital and inpatient services.

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.

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Health)