Insight Consultants

Lobbying Organisation Insight Consultants

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details To introduce new Whiskey Distillery to local politician and Minister

Intended results introduction of new business owners to local politician and Minister

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Parker

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 Ahascragh Distillery

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Chapel Street, Ahascragh West, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53 AH39

Main business or activity Manufacturing

Company website www.ahascraghdistillery.com

Contact email address info@ahascraghdistillery.com

Contact phone number 0838885691

Contact address as above

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

To introduce local TD and Minister to new business couple who had sent up a new business in East Galway

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.

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)