Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Public health alcohol policy

Intended results Advancement and implementation of public health alcohol policy measures

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eunan McKinney

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)

Correspondence from Prof Frank Murray (Chair; Alcohol Health Alliance) with An Taoiseach requesting clarity on a timeline that commits Government action to the full implementation of the Public Health Alcohol Act, 2018.

Social Media (6-10)

Advance public health alcohol initiatives and measures within the context of framing Budget 2021

Social Media (6-10)

Awareness of the implementation of Section 22, Public Health Alcohol Act.

Social Media (6-10)

Awareness of public health alcohol policy objectives to reduce alcohol use.

Letter (1)

Follow-up correspondence with Minister of State for Public Health relating to ongoing policy developments and initiatives.

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)