Licensed Vintners Association

Lobbying Organisation Licensed Vintners Association

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Budgetary support for the licensed trade, 9% VAT rate on food, 10% cut in alcohol excise

Intended results Budgetary support for the licensed trade, 9% VAT rate on food, 10% cut in alcohol excise

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donall O'Keeffe, CEO

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.

Meeting (1)

Dept of Finance - Pre Budget '26 meeting with Ministers Paschal Donohoe and Jack Chambers

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)