David Curtin & Co Ltd

Lobbying Organisation David Curtin & Co Ltd

Date published 19 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Set up meeting with Public Health expert Mr Clive Bates

Intended results Brief senior civil servant and Minister on the role of vaping in reducing tobacco addiction in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Curtin

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name David Curtin & Co

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 49 Portersgate Crescent

Main business or activity

Company website David Curtin

Contact email address david@curtin.ie

Contact phone number 353862832123

Contact address 49 Portersgate Crescent

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Share his views on : 1 Professional support for flavoured vaping and tobacco harm reduction 2 Evidence that flavoured vaping helps people to quit smoking. 3 Is vaping a gateway for the tobacco industry to get adolescents smoking? 4 Flavoured vaping products and banning flavours. 5 Policymaking and the dangers of perverse consequences

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.

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Health)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Health)