Overwatch Report

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

January–April

[Taxation] Email to members of the Oireachtas concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 228 more

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

January–April

[Taxation] Representations to the Revenue Commissioners concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and its implementation via self- declaration mechanism rather than a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which indicates a likely significant increase in illicit sales of vapes, a significant loss of tax revenues to the state and damage to the health outlook of adult smokers depending on vaping to help them quit or reduce their smoking.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

January–April

[Taxation] Representations to Ministers concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and its implementation via self- declaration mechanism rather than a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which indicates a likely significant increase in illicit sales of vapes, a significant loss of tax revenues to the state, damage to the health outlook of adult smokers depending on vaping to help them quit or reduce their smoking and an additional compliance burden on retailers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Taxation] Representations to the Revenue Commissioners concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and its implementation via self- declaration mechanism rather than a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which indicates a likely significant increase in illicit sales of vapes, a significant loss of tax revenues to the state and damage to the health outlook of adult smokers depending on vaping to help them quit or reduce their smoking.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Taxation] Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email to members of the Oireachtas referring to the proposed implementation of the E-liquids tax using a self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp and highlighting the findings of an independent report from KPMG on the matter.'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 233 more

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Taxation] Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Offer full support from Hale Vaping, Ireland’s largest indigenous vaping company for the proposed Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug by the Government. Hale expressed strong support for the proposed legislative action to classify hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) as a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. Hale Vaping is not affiliated with the tobacco industry and has always upheld high standards of compliance and public health responsibility.'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathy Bennett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 228 more

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

January–April

[Health] Outreach to public representatives relating to e-cigarettes and vaping.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

January–April

[Health] Letter to Minister of State at the Department of Health seeking a meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

January–April

[Health] Sharing of the submission by Hale Vaping to the public consultation on the further regulation of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Susan Mitchell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paul Melia', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Health)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Health] Written representations to the Minister of Health, Stephen Donnelly TD concerning proposals to further regulate e-cigarettes and vaping products, requests for the early publication of the results of a public consultation on these matters and a request for a meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Susan Mitchell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paraic Gallagher', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Taxation] Written representations to the Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers TD concerning proposals to introduce a new tax on vaping products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Environment] Written representations to Minister Ossian Smyth TD, Minister of State at the Dept of the Environment concerning proposals to ban the sale of disposable vaping devices.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Health] Representation on proposals for the further regulation of vaping and the sale of vaping products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

September–December

[Health] Letter to Minister of State, Ossian Smyth TD, concerning government proposals around adult vaping with a request for a meeting with Minister Smyth.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Environment] Outreach to Ministers on public consultation concerning disposable vaping devices and the policy options being considered to address waste management and environmental effects.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

May–August

[Environment] To seek a meeting with Minister Ossian Smyth on disposable vaping devices and the policy options being considered to address environmental effects.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

September–December

[Health] Outreach to public representatives relating to e-cigarettes and vaping.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 56 more

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

September–December

[Environment] Briefing of Minister of State at the Dept of Environment, Climate and Communications concerning environmental impacts of e-cigarettes, including a range of initiatives underway to address these.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

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