Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Alcohol taxation

Intended results Increase in alcohol excise duties

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eoin Ryan, Sheila Gilheany

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.

Email (2-5)

Highlighting issues around cost of alcohol to the State and the need for increase in alcohol taxation.

Social Media (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.

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)