Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

Intended results Online harm from alcohol marketing & promotion to children.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Sheila Gilheany

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.

Meeting (6-10)

Online harm from alcohol marketing & promotion to children, as part of a Children's Rights Alliance delegation.

Email (2-5)

Online harm from alcohol marketing & promotion to children, and commencement of Section 30 (Micro-targeting and profiling of children), Data Protection Act 2018

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.

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

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

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)