Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

Intended results Enactment of the Bill, as introduced.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Keane

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

Letter All Oireachtas Members Explanatory letter outlining why Members should support the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill and who were the Members of the Alcohol Health Alliance advocating for its enactment.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (6-10)

To discuss the passage of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

Email (1)

Better Labelling EC proposal 2016/0392

Email (2-5)

Highlight progress on Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

Email (1)

Invitation to attend 'Alcohol Health Alliance' media event to highlight the progress of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

Letter (1)

To sixteen Senators clarifying issues that arose in debate during the Report Stage of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill in Seanad Éireann

Event / Reception (1)

'Alcohol Health Alliance' media event to highlight the progress of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

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.

Tony Holohan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

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

Gerald Nash Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Freeman Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Máire Devine Senator (Seanad)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Paudie Coffey Senator (Seanad)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)

Paul Coghlan Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Ray Butler Senator (Seanad)

Kieran O'Donnell Senator (Seanad)

Michael McDowell Senator (Seanad)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)