Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Public Health (Alcohol) Bill and the Sale of Alcohol Bill

Intended results Secure the passage of the legislation through the Oireachtas Highlight the important of the Audio Visual Media Services Directive in the context of protecting children from alcohol marketing Determine the measures contained in the Sale of Alcohol Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland, Catherine Keane, Siobhan Creaton, Suzanne Costello and Eunan McKinney

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)

Siobhan Creaton (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Letter All Oireachtas Members The Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland is a joint initiative by Alcohol Action Ireland and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland to campaign for the full implementation of the Public Health Alcohol Bill. The Alliance wrote to all Oireachtas members seeking support for the Bill

Letter All Local Authority Members The Alcohol Health Alliance wrote to all Local Authority Members seeking support for the Bill.

Email All Oireachtas Members Alcohol Action Ireland held an event in Brussels in June and to discuss the theme: Self Regulation is No Regulation: The Case of Protecting Children from Alcohol Marketing in the context of the Audio Visual Marketing Directive. All Oireachtas members were informed of the event

Event / Reception All MEPs Alcohol Action Ireland held an event in Brussels in June and to discuss the theme: Self Regulation is No Regulation: The Case of Protecting Children from Alcohol Marketing in the context of the Audio Visual Marketing Directive. All MEP's were invited to attend

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Briefing emails sent to members of the Cross Party Group on Alcohol Harm on various aspects of the Bill

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Senator Frances Black to discuss the Public Health Alcohol Bill

Event / Reception (1)

Alcohol Action Ireland held an event in Brussels in June and to discuss the theme: Self Regulation is No Regulation: The Case of Protecting Children from Alcohol Marketing in the context of the Audio Visual Marketing Directive. The Minister for Health Promotion spoke at this event.

Meeting (1)

Members of the Board of Alcohol Action Ireland plus our CEO Suzanne Costello met with Fianna Fail TD's to discuss the Public Health Alcohol Bill

Email (1)

Alcohol Action Ireland requested a meeting with the new Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan TD to discuss the Sale of Alcohol Bill.

Email (1)

We wrote to Minister Simon Harris TD to request a meeting to discuss the EU notification process, the absence of an EU Alcohol Strategy and the Public Health Alcohol Bill.

Letter (1)

We wrote to Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD to thank her for her work on the 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.

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)