Gibney Communications

Lobbying Organisation Gibney Communications

Date published 13 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Sending Drinkaware annual report and meeting request to discuss key findings, Request a meeting to discuss a pending Drinkaware report on the rising number of children impacted by living in households where excessive alcohol is being consumed. Submission to the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Harmful Impact of Covid-19 on Drinking Patterns in Ireland.

Intended results Meeting to discuss key findings Request a meeting to discuss a pending Drinkaware report on the rising number of children impacted by living in households where excessive alcohol is being consumed Raise awareness of the harmful impact of COVID 19 drinking in Irelan

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Cronin

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 Drinkaware

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 13 Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Education

Company website www.drinkaware.ie

Contact email address info@drinkaware.ie

Contact phone number 014431151

Contact address Fitzwilliam House, 3-4 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Request a meeting to discuss a pending Drinkaware report on the rising number of children impacted by living in households where excessive alcohol is being consumed. Submission to the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Harmful Impact of Covid-19 on Drinking Patterns in Ireland.

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.

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

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Susan Mitchell Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Colm O’Reardon Secretary General (Department of Health)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

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

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)