Coca-Cola Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Coca-Cola Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details An overview of Coca-Cola in Ireland; the Government's proposals for a tax on sugar sweetened drinks; business challenges arising from Brexit

Intended results An understanding of Coca-Cola's view on key business and legislative issues

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ronan Farren

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Pascal Donohoe on behalf of Coca-Cola Ireland including an overview of the current business environment, Coca-Cola's work on the proposed tax on sugar sweetened drinks, and issues arising from Brexit. Seeking further clarity on the proposed scope and implementation timeline of the SSD tax and the outline of the operational burden this tax will place on the business at a time of increased uncertainty due to Brexit.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)