Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.

Lobbying Organisation Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.

Date published 21 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

Intended results Awareness of industry commitments to reducing alcohol-related harm and concerns with certain elements of the legislation, particularly structural separation in distillery gift shops and the potential unintended impact on new distillery visitor centers from the advertising restrictions as drafted.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kerry Walsh Skelly

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 (1)

Meeting took place at newly opened Distillery Visitor Center.

Letter (1)

Follow-up letter to earlier meeting at the distillery Visitor Center.

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.

Helen McEntee TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)