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Danone Ireland

January–April

[Health] Email to Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, sharing an overview of the Danone business in Ireland and our mission to bring health through food.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Email to Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy, Darragh O’Brien inviting him to visit the Danone factory in Wexford to share an overview of Danone’s business in Ireland, key sustainability initiatives and B Corp status.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Food] Email to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon inviting him to visit Danone factory in Wexford, to share an overview of Danone’s business in Ireland and role within the Irish agri-food and dairy sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Meeting with Mr Stephen Foley to discuss Danone’s role in the healthcare sector, the company’s perspective on healthy nutrition as well as the role of medical nutrition in delivering positive health outcomes for patients and significant benefits to the healthcare system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Foley', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Meeting with Deputy Barry Ward to provide an overview of the Danone business in Ireland and its position as a health focused food and beverage company.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Meeting with Deputy Albert Dolan to provide an overview of the Danone role in Ireland’s dairy and agri-food sector, its position as a health focused food and beverage company, its key achievements regarding sustainability and support for Ireland’s circular economy and recycling initiatives.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Meeting with Senator Teresa Costello to provide an overview of Danone’s priorities around healthy nutrition, and its partnership with Irish charity, FoodCloud, as well as the role of medical nutrition in delivering positive health outcomes for patients and significant benefits to the healthcare system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Teresa Costello', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Meeting with Deputy Colm Burke to discuss Danone’s business in Ireland, its priorities regarding healthy nutrition and the role of medical nutrition in delivering positive health outcomes for patients and significant benefits to the healthcare system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Email inviting Mr Barry Cowen to visit a farm supplying milk to Danone and applying sustainable dairy farming practices, highlighting how technology, financing and incentives for farmers can lead to the roll out and scale-up of methane reduction solutions and enhance the security of its dairy supply.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Meeting with Deputy Martin Daly to discuss Danone’s footprint in Ireland and its position as a health focused food and beverage company.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Meeting with Senator Paul Daly to share an overview of Danone’s business in Ireland and role within the Irish agri-food and dairy sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Email to Deputy Padraig Rice sharing the Danone UK & Ireland Impact Journey Progress Report 2024-2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Email to Deputy Aindrias Moynihan sharing the Danone UK & Ireland Impact Journey Progress Report 2024-2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Email to Deputy Naoise O' Muiri sharing the Danone UK & Ireland Impact Journey Progress Report 2024-2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Vasileios Madouros at Danone's Wexford factory, to provide an overview of the Danone's economic and manufacturing footprint in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Vasileios Madouros', 'role': 'Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)'}

Danone Ireland

September–December

[Health] Engagement with members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, highlighting support for recommendations from INDI and IrSPEN, regarding the role of high-protein oral nutritional supplements in supporting positive health outcomes for patients

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Roche', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Clonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Danone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Visit by Minister Peter Burke and Senator Cathal Byrne to Danone’s Supply Point in Wexford. Minister Burke and Senator Byrne were provided with an overview of the company’s operations in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Cathal Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Danone Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Correspondence inviting An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin to visit Danone's Supply Point in Macroom, and providing an overview of the company’s operations in Ireland, its regional footprint, and its contribution to employment, and the agri-food sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Diarmuid Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to the Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, Ossian Smyth, seeking a meeting at the Danone Supply Point in Wexford to share an overview of the Danone business in Ireland, our manufacturing footprint and sustainability priorities, participation in the Deposit Return Scheme and support for the agri-food sector with regard to climate transition. We also wish to discuss the Government’s forthcoming biomethane strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Letter to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke, congratulating him on his appointment and seeking a meeting at the Danone Supply Point in Wexford to share an overview of the Danone business in Ireland, our manufacturing footprint, health-focused product portfolio, sustainability initiatives, and support for the agri-food sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Health] Letter to the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, seeking a meeting to discuss the crucial role medical nutrition plays in the delivery of positive health outcomes for patients, the treatment of malnutrition and associated benefits for the wider healthcare system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Health] Letter to Minister of State at the Department of Health, Colm Burke, congratulating him on his appointment and seeking a meeting at the Danone Supply Point in Macroom to share an overview of the Danone business in Ireland, our manufacturing footprint and the company’s contribution to Cork and the wider South-West region. We also wish to speak with him about our health commitments, the role medical nutrition plays in the treatment of malnutrition and benefits for the wider healthcare sys

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Food] Meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, at the Danone Nutricia Supply Point in Wexford. Minister McConalogue was brought on a tour of the facility and provided with an overview of the Danone business in Ireland, our manufacturing footprint, health-focused portfolio, and support for the Irish agri-food sector. The Government’s biomethane strategy and matters related to post-Brexit trade were also discussed.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Letters to eight Designated Public Officials (A Minister of State at the Department of Health, two Assistant Secretaries at the Department of Health, and five members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health) providing an overview of Danone Specialised Nutrition and requesting meetings, to discuss the role of medical nutrition in enhancing care for older people, delivering positive health outcomes for patients, and benefits to the health system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Niall Redmond', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Siobhán McArdle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Minister Ossian Smyth visited the Danone Nutricia Supply Point in Wexford and was brought on a tour of the facility and provided with an overview of the Danone business in Ireland, our manufacturing footprint, health-focused portfolio, and support for the Irish agri-food sector. Recent developments regarding Danone’s participation in the Deposit Return Scheme. and the EU Single Use Plastic Directive (SUPD) were discussed with Minister Smyth, as well.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Letter to Vice-Chairperson of the Fine Gael Policy Lab Deputy, Richard Bruton, welcoming the publication of the Policy Lab’s report, A New Framework for Positive Ageing, and demonstrating the role nutrition and malnutrition prevention can play in delivering positive health outcomes and improving quality of life for Ireland’s ageing population.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

May–August

[Health] Letter to Secretary General and Chairperson Productivity and Savings Taskforce at the Department of Health, Robert Watt, welcoming the publication of the Taskforce’s recent discussion paper 10 Practical Areas for Behavioural Science to Improve Productivity in Health and providing an overview of the role that medical nutrition and malnutrition prevention can play in supporting productivity and reducing the burden on acute hospital and inpatient services.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}

Danone Ireland

September–December

[Food] Letter to Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Emer Higgins seeking a meeting at the Danone Supply Point in Wexford to share an overview of the Danone business in Ireland, manufacturing footprint, key sustainability initiatives and B Corp status.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Danone Ireland

September–December

[Agriculture] Danone EU meeting with Barry Cowen MEP to discuss the development of more sustainable and healthier food systems in the EU, with a specific focus on supporting farmers through the climate transition and ensuring increased resilience within the EU’s agriculture sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Danone Ireland

September–December

[Health] Letter to Sinn Fein spokesperson for Health, David Cullinane seeking a meeting to provide an overview of Danone Specialised Nutrition and discuss the role of medical nutrition in delivering positive health outcomes for patients and benefits to the health system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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