FTI Consulting (FTI Consulting Management Solutions Limited)

Lobbying Organisation FTI Consulting

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Briefing on the market responses to the current excise duty regime on tobacco products.

Intended results Revisions to the current excise duty regime on tobacco products in the Finance Bill 2017.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity FTI Consulting

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 JTI Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24

Main business or activity Manufacturing

Company website www.jti.com

Contact email address una.mulhall@jti.com

Contact phone number 01 4043311

Contact address 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

Covering letter and submission of the JTI pre-budget submission to the Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform.

Email (2-5)

Email on JTI budget submission to Ministerial adviser, Stephen Lynam

Phone call (1)

Phone call to Ministerial adviser on JTI budget submission, Stephen Lynam,

Meeting (1)

Meeting with the Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, John McGuinness TD on the 2017 Finance Act concerning excise duty and tobacco products.

Submission (1)

Submission of information slides on the market responses to excise duty on tobacco products.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Stephen Lynam Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)