Irish Vape Vendors Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Vape Vendors Association

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Regulation and policy on vaping, vape products and independent vape companies in Ireland

Intended results Meeting request

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gillian Golden

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)

Email sent on July 10th to request meeting. Follow up e-mail sent on July 18th.

Email (1)

E-mail reply sent to Minister's assistant on July 19th to clarify that the purpose of the meeting pertains to the enforcement of the regulations on vape products, vaping and the impact on independent vape companies in Ireland.

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.

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)