Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.

Lobbying Organisation Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.

Date published 03 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

Intended results Consideration of an amendment to the advertising provisions as they relate to distillery visitor centres. Consideration of amendments to the language of the mandatory health warnings.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kerry A 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.

Letter (1)

One letter (delivered via email) to TDs Byrne & McEntee and to Minister Doherty requesting support (1) for a specific amendment to Sec. 14 of the bill to exempt signage inviting or directing visitors to distillery visitor centres from the section’s advertising restrictions and (2) for changes to the mandatory health warnings.

Phone call (1)

Phone message for TD Byrne asking for an opportunity to speak about the aforementioned letter. No conversation took place within the reporting period.

Informal communication (1)

Text message exchange with TD McEntee attempting to organize a conversation about the aforementioned letter. No conversation took place within the reporting period.

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)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)