Community Response Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Community Response Ltd

Date published 02 Apr, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Letter to public representatives about the lack of clarification around the role of alcohol in the new national drug strategy currently in development

Intended results Obtain a meeting with the Minister for Heath the Minister for Public Health / Drugs Strategy to discuss the development of the new National Drugs Strategy to ensure it provides an opportunity for a coherent and comprehensive response to preventing and reducing alcohol harm in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paula Leonard, Alcohol Forum 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 signed by 51 organisations and 19 individuals across Ireland who work and volunteer in the addiction fields i.e. social work, social care, not for profit and medical

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.

Jennifer Carroll McNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)