Night Club and Late Bar Association

Lobbying Organisation Night Club and Late Bar Association

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Liquor Licensing and specifically special exemption orders (SEOs)

Intended results The opportunity to discuss SEOs and their availability prior to the annual licensing renewal process in September

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Barney McGill

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)

A meeting request to discuss special exemption orders which are required by late bars and nightclubs to trade legally.

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.

Oonagh Buckley Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Yvonne White Director (Department of Justice)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)