PJ RIgney Distillery & International Brands Co Ltd

Lobbying Organisation PJ RIgney Distillery & International Brands Co Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Amending the alcohol bill to reflect what was originally intended; before it entered the Seanad & was amended

Intended results Implement the alcohol bill in a effective manner as originally intended by government before it was amended in the Seanad.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patrick 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 (2-5)

Meeting, email & phone call to address the risk of job losses & reputation damage to Irelands drinks & food industry due to proposed labelling of drinks. Also to address distillery signage for visitors experiences & redress the daft proposals in the alcohol bill.

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.

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Ring Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)