Pender & Associates Ltd (FINN Partners )

Lobbying Organisation Pender & Associates Ltd

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Engagement regarding excise tax on alcohol as part of Budget 2026

Intended results Arrange a meeting on the issue

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aiden Corkery

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)

Aiden Corkery (Former DPO) Deputy Government Press Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

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 Drinks Industry Group of Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Anglesea House, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Main business or activity

Company website https://www.drinksindustry.ie/

Contact email address

Contact phone number 01 6680215

Contact address Anglesea House, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls to Ministers Sean Canney and Michael Healy-Rae, plus adviser Laura Mannion

Email (2-5)

Emails to Ministers Sean Canney and Michael Healy-Rae, plus advisers Laura Mannion and Brian Keegan

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.

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Michael Healy-Rae Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Laura Mannion Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Brian Keegan Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)