Responsible Retailing of Alcohol Ireland Limited (RRAI)

Lobbying Organisation Responsible Retailing of Alcohol Ireland Limited (RRAI)

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

Intended results Awareness of the concern of RRAI Code compliant retailers with regard to specific elements contained within Section 20 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mr. Padraic White, Independent Chairperson RRAI

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members 17 December 2015, the Independent Chairperson of the RRAI issued a statement on behalf of RRAI Code compliant retailers to all members of the Oireachtas outlining specific concerns with regard to several separation provisions contained within Section 20 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 following its publication on 15 December 2015.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

17 December 2015, the Independent Chairperson and Executive of the RRAI met with Senator Marc McSharry to brief him on the contents of the statement issued by the RRAI to all members of the Oireachtas outlining the specific concerns of Code compliant retailers with regard to several of the separation provisions contained within Section 20 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015.

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.

Marc MacSharry Senator (Seanad)