Overwatch Report

Diageo Ireland

January–April

[Health] A meeting with Jonathan Hoare on the PHAB

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Health] A meeting and a follow up letter to Minister Griffin on the impact of the PHAB on visitor centres

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] A meeting with Minister Stanton to discuss Diageo's Learning for Life program

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] A meeting with Deirdre Clune on Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Health] Outreach on the Public Health Alcohol Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Diageo Ireland

January–April

[Development and Zoning] The meeting was held to discuss the ongoing development opportunities and challenges, logistics and manufacturing at St James Gate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'}

Diageo Ireland

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Calls with Government advisors about the upcoming Renewable Heating Incentive Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Ross Elwood', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Diageo Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] A meeting with Minister Mithchell O'Connor on the challanges and potential of the sector in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Diageo Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] A call to Dick Brady to discuss the upcoming traffic management plans in Dublin.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Dick Brady', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Diageo Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] A meeting with Peter Finnegan and officials to advise him on the development of a new distillery on the St James Gate Site.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Peter Finnegan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] An email on renewable gas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Ross Elwood', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] An email on renewable gas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] A meeting on Brexit and its possible impact

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'} {'name': 'Tony Buckley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Tourism] A meeting on tourism and alcohol policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': "Ned O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Tourism] An email on visitors safety around the Guinness Storehouse

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dick Brady', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Development and Zoning] A meeting on the redevelopment of the site

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Mary Hurley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'David Walsh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Development and Zoning] A meeting on redevelopment of the site

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Richard Shakespeare', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "John O'Hara", 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Development and Zoning] A series of workshops on the redevelopment of the St James Gate quarter

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cuffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Vincent Jackson', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Development and Zoning] A meeting to respond to a request for engagement on the redevelopment of the site

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Máire Devine', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Engaged with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the need for green gas options for heavy energy users .

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Diageo Ireland

May–August

[Health] The Minster of State for Food Forestry and Horticulture was asked to launch the Diageo Consumer Information Standard. One of Ireland’s oldest beer brands, Smithwick’s, became the first in Ireland to provide consumers with full on-label alcohol content and nutritional information, including calories content, grams of alcohol per serve and warnings on drink driving and consuming alcohol during pregnancy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Agriculture] Business overview, growth opportunities and challenges

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] To give the deputy an Industry overview, growth opportunities and challenges

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Understanding the implications of Brexit on the Alcohol industry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Health] Public Health Alcohol Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs