Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 17 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, 2015

Intended results Greater information/ understanding on the provisions contained in the legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Keane

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.

Email (1)

Senator Barrett gave a speech in the Seanad on Minimum Unit Pricing that contained many inaccuracies from an evidence perspective. We emailed Senator Barrett to provide him with a comprehensive briefing on MUP.

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.

Sean D. Barrett Senator (Seanad)