Lidl Ireland Gmbh

Lobbying Organisation Lidl Ireland Gmbh

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Restriction on construction projects affecting 2 supermarkets from reopening due to halt of essential maintenance

Intended results It was intended to highlight impact of restriction on construction on reopening two stores which were undergoing essential maintenance works and securing permission, if possible, for this maintenance to continue for the remaining 3 weeks required for completion and the stores to reopen.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity JP Scally

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 (1)

A letter dated 25th February 2021 was sent to Tanaiste Leo Varadkar TD highlighting the impact of restrictions on construction on supermarkets at Cork St, Dublin and Dublin Rd, Limerick. The stores 1 week into 4-week essential maintenance works and had been closed to facilitate this. Repeated queries were received from customers and residents of local communities who had been deprived of the use of the stores and it was sought that the maintenance works for these stores would be permitted to continue so the stores could re-open.

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 An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)