Retailers Against Smuggling

Lobbying Organisation Retailers Against Smuggling

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Letter to Joan Burton and Eamon Ryan to raise awareness of the impact the growing illicit solid fuel trade has on air quality and legitimate merchants and retailers; attendance at British Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting, at request of BIPA, to discuss illicit trade and the border after Brexit

Intended results Meeting to discuss the illicit solid fuel trade in Ireland; meeting to discuss illicit trade and the border after Brexit

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Benny Gilsenan

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.

Letter (2-5)

Email (2-5)

Meeting (1)

Meeting with British Irish Parliamentary Assembly to discuss illicit trade and border after Brexit - Declan Breathnach and Frank Feighan

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.

Declan Breathnach TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan Senator (Seanad)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)