McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited (McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Ltd)

Lobbying Organisation McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)

Intended results Resolve outstanding queries regarding PPWR implementation. Seek endorsement of Serving Europe’s Industry Guidelines. Recommend a polymer content of 20% to be allowed for single use single portion packaging (banned from 2030).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kyle Thomson

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

A virtual meeting was held on 01 April 2026 with officials from the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. This was attended by Kyle Thomson, Government Relations, McDonald's UK and Ireland. The virtual meeting was attended by the following representatives from DCEE: Andrew Chaldicott, Assistant Principal, Circular Economy - Materials Management Section. Conor McGovern, Technical Advisor, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy. Anthony Sinnnott

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.

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)