Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Review Circular

Intended results Ensure the alochol industry and its surrogates had no role in educating our children about alcohol and the related harms.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr. Sheila Gilheany

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)

Highlighting the absence of direction to Primary & Post Primary Schools that the alcohol industry and its surrogates had no role in educating our children about alcohol and the related harms.

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.

Joe McHugh Minister (Department of Education and Skills)