SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Lobbying Organisation SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Date published 15 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Endorsement of Alcohol Action's Open Letter to all three Government Party Leaders calling for a Health Impact Assessment of the Sale of Alcohol Bill - a recommendation made by the Oireachtas Justice Committee in its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill.

Intended results Influence legislation (Sale of Alcohol Bill)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Consortium of NGO's led by Alcohol Action Ireland

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Safe Ireland signed a letter dated 7th February 2024 which was drafted and issued by Alcohol Action Ireland to all members of the Oireachtas calling on government to fully assess the implications of increased alcohol availability as proposed in the Sale of Alcohol Bill.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Open letter dated 7th February 2024 issued by Dr. Sheila Gilheany of Alcohol Action Ireland which was addressed to An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TD and Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, Eamon Ryan, TD calling for the government to fully assess the implications of increased alcohol availability as proposed in the Sale of Alcohol Bill.

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)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)