Pender & Associates Ltd (FINN Partners )

Lobbying Organisation Pender & Associates Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Vat rate on on-trade alcohol

Intended results Seek a reduction in the VAT rate as a Covid response measure to assist businesses in the drinks and hospitality sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Regan

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Covid support measure for the drinks and hospitality industry

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Licensed Vintners Associaiton

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Anglesea House, Anglesea Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website http://lva.ie

Contact email address admin@lva.ie

Contact phone number +353 (0) 1 668 0215

Contact address Anglesea House, Anglesea Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin

Client 2

Company name Drinks Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 86 Baggot Street Lower

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.ibec.ie

Contact email address patricia.callan@ibec.ie

Contact phone number +353 (01) 605 1500

Contact address 86 Baggot Street Lower

Client 3

Company name Vintners Federation of Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address V.f.i. House, Castleside Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D14

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.vfipubs.ie

Contact email address padraig@vfipubs.ie

Contact phone number (01) 492 3400

Contact address

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members All TDs and a select number of relevant Senators

Submission All Oireachtas Members Shared economist report on VAT rate on drinks and hospitality industry. All TDs and a select number of relevant Senators.

Email All Oireachtas Members All TDs and a select number of relevant Senators were invited to a virtual meeting with local and regional pub owners to discuss supports for the sector.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (31-50)

A number of key representatives were phoned in relation to the the economist report on VAT rate on drinks and hospitality industry to discuss its details further.

Email (21-30)

TDs who had attended a virtual meeting with local and regional pub owners to discuss supports for the sector were forwarded further key notes and briefing material over email.

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.

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ed Brophy Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Brendan Gleeson Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

John Hogan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

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

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Gerry Kenny Economic Adviser (Department of Finance)

Diarmuid Lynch Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)

Donal Geoghan Special Advisor (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Grant Sweetman Special Advisor (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Orlaigh Quinn Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Eamon McCormack Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)