Huhtamaki Cup Print Ltd. (Cup Print)

Lobbying Organisation Huhtamaki Cup Print Ltd.

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Act 2022 and EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)

Intended results (With regard to levies and bans to single-use items proposed in The Circular Economy Act) that the Act's relation to relevant EU Directives and definitions of material wastage better define preferred environmental outcomes. (With regard to EU PPWR) That the Irish Government response to PPWR demands a scientific approach to addressing the circularity benefits of post-consumer fibre packaging, using Lifecycle Analysis (LCA) evidence - to ISO standards - to substantiate policy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Terry Fox

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 (31-50)

Contacting Representatives, officials and committees regarding solutions to paper packaging waste segmentation at scale, to outline environmental and business-critical concerns and likely unintended consequences of the proposed EU PPWR legislation, specifically in relation to paper packaging items and offering proposals for amendments for Irish Government to consider in their response to the Regulation.

Meeting (2-5)

Discussions on proposed PPWR legislation and secondary legislation within the Circular Economy Act, the need for appropriate Lifecycle Analysis to determine whether reusable systems can deliver better overall environmental outcomes than fibre-based single-use disposable systems - and to present possible solutions to paper packaging waste segmentation at scale as well as to discuss likely economic impacts of legislation without appropriate scientific substantiation.

Conference Call (1)

Regarding proposed PPWR legislation, presenting the views of industry on proposals for amendments for Irish Government to consider in their response to the Regulation.

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 Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

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

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

John Conlon Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)