PJ RIgney Distillery & International Brands Co Ltd

Lobbying Organisation PJ RIgney Distillery & International Brands Co Ltd

Date published 13 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Alcohol Bill

Intended results Balance the alcohol bill particularly in relation to the proposed health warnings which would greatly disadvantage small distilleries in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Rigney

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 with Minister for rural affairs Deputy Michael Ring & Deputy Tony McLoughlin to express my concerns about the alcohol bill & the need to balance it. Deep worries about proposed health warnings on bottles which are unbalanced, extreme, not substantiated & likely to be illegal under EU law. Also would have implications for the total food industry.

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.

Michael Ring TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)