Pender & Associates Ltd (FINN Partners )

Lobbying Organisation Pender & Associates Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Support Your Local Campaign - Budget 2019 Alcohol Excise

Intended results Reduction in alcohol excise in 2019

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Danny Hanley

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 Drinks Industry Group of Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Anglesea House, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.drinksindustry.ie

Contact email address admin@lva.ie

Contact phone number 01 668 0215

Contact address Anglesea House, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (11-20)

Meeting with Oireachtas members and one other DPO as listed below

Letter (6-10)

Shared copy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Report with TDs listed below

Email (11-20)

Email to Oireachtas members, listed below, requesting a meeting.

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.

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Noel Rock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Mitchell O’Connor Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Philip O’Callaghan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Simon Coveney Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Brendan Griffin Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Health)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of Defence)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrew Doyle Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)

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

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Michael Ring Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)