Hume Brophy

Lobbying Organisation Hume Brophy

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Supporting restaurants during COVID-19 restrictions

Intended results Provide additional supports to restaurants during COVID-19 related business restrictions Brief stakeholders on the important role played by food delivery services during COVID-19 related business restrictions Brief stakeholders on the importance of flexible work to the food delivery sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eamonn Lawler

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 Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd)

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address The River Building, 1 Cousins Lane, London, EC4R 3TE

Main business or activity Hospitality

Company website https://deliveroo.ie/

Contact email address deliveroo@humebrophy.com

Contact phone number +447946422503

Contact address The River Building, 1 Cousins Lane, London, EC4R 3TE

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (11-20)

Wrote to relevant parliamentarians regarding a report from Capital Economics showing the economic importance of food delivery companies to the Irish restaurant sector

Meeting (1)

Met with Minister Damien English to discuss the role played by Deliveroo in supporting Irish SMEs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of flexible work to food delivery services

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.

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)

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

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoghan Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)