Edelman Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Edelman Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details To communicate to government the challenges faced by the retail sector during the pandemic, the importance of the high street in national recovery and proposing the introduction of Shopping by appointment ahead of full retail reopening

Intended results An understanding by government of the challenges faced by retail during the pandemic, the importance of the high street to economic recovery, and the introduction of shopping by appointment ahead of full retail reopening

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Feargal Purcell

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Feargal Purcell (Former DPO) Government Press Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

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 Primark

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Arthur Ryan Building, 47 Mary Street, North City, Dublin Eircode D01NX45

Main business or activity Retail

Company website www.primark.com/Ireland

Contact email address eormond@primark.co.uk

Contact phone number 01 8727788

Contact address Arthur Ryan Building, 47 Mary Street, North City, Dublin Eircode D01NX45

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Additional activity: 8 x Texts, 4 x phone calls.

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.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)