Rio Tinto plc

Lobbying Organisation Rio Tinto plc

Date published 08 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Phone call to discuss the immediate impact of the US sanctions and Rio Tinto's ability to do business with the Aughinish alumina refinery. Rio Tinto is the largest supplier of bauxite to the plant and largest customer of alumina.

Intended results To inform the Taoiseach's office of the unintended consequences of the US sanctions the European aluminium supply chain.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tara Hopkins

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.

Phone call (2-5)

Two phone calls took place. The first to alert the Taoiseach's office of the impact of the US sanctions on Rio Tinto's ability to supply bauxite, and to offtake the alumina during the initial 'wind down' period up to June 4th. The second call was an update following Rio Tinto's declaration of Force Majeure on customer contracts related to Aughinish.

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.

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)