Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Drinkaware.ie partnership with the Road Safety Authority

Intended results Cessation of this relationship

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Keane, Alcohol Action Ireland

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 (1)

CC'd Minister's Adviser in the letter/email to the Minister, following the publication of a joint press release by his department, the RSA and An Garda Siochana informing us that drinkaware.ie and the RSA were running a 'morning after' campaign. AAI were highlighting the inapproroate nature of this relationship and our concerns in relation to same.

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.

Stephen Lynam Special Advisor (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)