Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Parental problem alcohol use

Intended results Raise awareness of issues around parental problem alcohol use.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eoin Ryan, Sheila Gilheany, Conor Keane

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.

Email (2-5)

Invitations to AAI events during End the Silence week in Nov 2024

Event / Reception (1)

Cll Colm O'Rourke attended an AAI event in the Mansion House on 6 Nov in relation to parental problem alcohol use.

Event / Reception (1)

Brief meeting by Eoin Ryan with Sec Gen Dept of Children at a Children's Rights Alliance event.

Email (2-5)

Emails in relation to parental problem alcohol use issues including need for trauma informed education and the introduction in school of the programme, Operation Encompass

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.

James Geoghegan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

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

Colm O'Rourke Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Kevin McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Bernie McNally Secretary General (Department of Education)