Mcomm Communications

Lobbying Organisation Mcomm Communications

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015

Intended results To align Irish law regarding cigars and pipe tobacco with that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Richard Moore

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Ampersand Sales

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Main business or activity Other

Company website ampersandsales.ie

Contact email address info@ampersandsales.ie

Contact phone number 01-4130100

Contact address Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Outline concerns about how the different approaches to legislation in the UK and Ireland will impact on retailers and suppliers in the Republic of Ireland and may contribute to cross Border smuggling and criminality. Cigars and piped tobacco is exempt from planned plain packaging laws being introduced in the UK. Briefing with Chair of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Sovereign Matters (Cross Border Policing).

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.

Paul Coghlan Senator (Seanad)