Respect Vapers

Lobbying Organisation Respect Vapers

Date published 15 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019.

Intended results Invite all public representatives to a briefing on 'A Real Roadmap to a Tobacco Free Ireland’. This highlights how Ireland’s current approach to tobacco control is broken. Based on the current statistics, it shows the targets set in the current campaign will not achieve its target of reducing the number of smokers to 5% of the population.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe Dunne

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 Invite public representatives to a briefing in Dublin on 'A Real Roadmap to a Tobacco Free Ireland’. This highlights how Ireland’s current approach to tobacco control is broken. Based on the current statistics, it shows the targets set in the current campaign will not achieve its target of reducing the number of smokers to 5% of the population.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Brief public representatives at meeting in Buswells Hotel on 'A Real Roadmap to a Tobacco Free Ireland’ highlights how Ireland’s current approach to tobacco control is broken. Based on the current statistics, it shows the targets set in the current campaign will not achieve its target of reducing the number of smokers to 5% of the population.

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.

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)