The Federation of Independent Retailers (The Fed )

Lobbying Organisation The Federation of Independent Retailers

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Letter sent to Minister of Health re Tobacco and Vape Licence.

Intended results Aimed to show costs and unintended consequences of the new licencing regime for independent retail business in the Republic of Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Mulligan and Douglas Oliver

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 (2-5)

Letter sent to Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD as Minister of Health. Copies to: Kevin “Boxer” Moran TD, Minister for Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with responsibility for the Office of Public Works. • Peter Burke, TD, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment • Sorca Clarke TD, Sinn Féin constituency Longford-Westmeath • Rose Conway-Walsh TD- Sinn Féin, spokeseprson for enterprise, tourism and employment

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 MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Kevin Boxer Moran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)