Coca-Cola Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Coca-Cola Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details During the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland, a meeting was held between Coca-Cola President and CEO, James Quincey, and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to discuss Coca-Cola's investments in Ireland, Brexit, sustainability, the sugar sweetened drinks tax & Coca-Cola's reformulations . A similar meeting was held between Coca-Cola representatives and Minister Michael D'Arcy at Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, during the Minister's visit to the city over St. Patrick's Day.

Intended results A better understanding of Coca-Cola's investments in, and continued commitment to, Ireland. A better understanding of Coca-Cola's position on the public policy matters as discussed.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ronan Farren

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.

Meeting (2-5)

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael W. D'Arcy Minister of State (Department of Finance)