WILD GEESE WINES & SPIRITS LIMITED

Lobbying Organisation WILD GEESE WINES & SPIRITS LIMITED

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Wholesale Whiskey Market

Intended results Seeking initiation of public policy on wholesale whiskey market

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andre Levy

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 (2-5)

Met with spokespersons in Agriculture and Jobs portfolios in relation to wholesale whiskey market

Letter (11-20)

Wrote to Spokespersons/ Ministers in Agriculture and Jobs portfolios in relation to wholesale whiskey market; followed up on meetings with letters; issued letter to Agriculture Committe

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lyons TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrew Doyle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)