P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd

Lobbying Organisation P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd

Date published 16 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details An e-mail to address concerns regarding the media coverage of vaping related illnesses occuring in the United States.

Intended results To highlight the major differences in legislation between the EU and the USA

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stephen Knowles - PJ Carroll

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)

To provide the recipients with a statement from PJ Carroll with regards to the reported incidents of vaping related illnesses occuring in the United States and highlighting the differences between the regulatory frameworks in the USA compared to those of the European Union

Meeting (1)

To discuss ongoing concerns regarding vaping policy in Ireland with John Brassil TD

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 Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Rock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)