Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Matters relating to the legislative programme of the Public Health Alcohol Bill

Intended results Enactment of the Public Health Alcohol Bill and amend EU Directive and Regulation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Costello and Eunan McKinney

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)

Legislative development/progress on the Public Health Alcohol Bill, and other matters related to highlighting the impact of alcohol related harms.

Letter (1)

Publish of Alcohol Action Ireland Annual Review 2017 (21)

Email (1)

European parliament consideration of revised EU Regulation No. 1169/2011 and Audiovisual Media Services Directive

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.

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerald Nash Senator (Seanad)

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond Senator (Seanad)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

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

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

John Joe Culloty Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Rosaleen O'Grady Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Niall McNelis Councillor (Galway City Council)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

KathyAnn Barrett Adviser to Minister (Department of Health)

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)

Joanne Lonergan Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Ken Spratt Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Katherine Licken Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)