Montague Communications Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Montague Communications Ltd

Date published 19 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Policy on problem drug use

Intended results Building broad Oireachtas support for de-criminalisation of people who use drugs and addressing the underlying societal causes of problem drug use

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Montague

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 CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

Main business or activity

Company website www.citywide.ie

Contact email address anna@citywide.ie

Contact phone number

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Emailed CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign's submission to the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs to key Oireachtas members

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.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)