Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Alcohol labelling regulations

Intended results Ensure implementation of alcohol labelling regulations Raise concerns about alcohol industry influence on government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sheila Gilheany, Eoin Ryan, John McCormack

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Brief meeting with Jack Chambers at a funeral

Meeting (1)

Informal encounter with Simon Harris in Leinster House 24 March 2026

Email (2-5)

Informal communication (1)

Text message

Social Media (6-10)

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 of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Finance)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)