Licensed Vintners Association

Lobbying Organisation Licensed Vintners Association

Date published 03 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Developing a plan to allow Dublin pubs to survive the Covid-19 crisis

Intended results Increased Government supports to mitigate effects of Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade, and the reopening of the Dublin trade

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donall O'Keeffe, CEO

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs 23.06.21 Email pressing for the need for Government to make a decision on reopening indoor hospitality

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

03.06.21 email to Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Minister for Tourism and senior staff - Priorities on Future Operational Guidelines for Pubs.

Email (1)

22.07.21 email to Minister for Finance and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding waiving of licence renewal fees and requesting support in removing public health restrictions when the vaccine rollout completed.

Email (1)

24.08 email to Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ministers Humphreys, Ryan, Donohoe, McGrath, Donnelly and Martin regarding Late Bars and Nightclubs and Reopening Priorities

Meeting (2-5)

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)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

John Kelly Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Declan Hughes Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)