Q4PR

Lobbying Organisation Q4PR

Date published 14 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details To communicate industry perspectives on public policy in relation to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015.

Intended results To ensure understanding of industry perspective on proposed legislation and policy change.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Mackin

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Industry body

Company website www.abfi.ie

Contact email address jonathan.mcdade@ibec.ie

Contact phone number (01) 6051500

Contact address 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (11-20)

Informal communication (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.

Majella Fitzpatrick Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)

Stephen Lynam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Suzanne Coogan Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)