Overwatch Report

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter sent to Ministers regarding the discovery of an illegal cigarette factory in Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[Health] Request to brief political stakeholders on Age 21 legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Health] Request to brief political stakeholders on Age 21 legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Trade] Submission to Revenue Consultation on EU Customs Reform - Support for EU proposal to remove the customs duty ‘de Minimis’ threshold

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Community] Photocall launch for Show Me ID - Be Age Ok March St Patrick's campaign.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Daniel Whooley', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] A letter highlighting the impact of a Duty Free scheme between Great Britain and Ireland on domestic retailers, volumes and Exchequer Returns.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Community] Photocall launch for Show Me ID - Be Age Ok Christmas 2021 campaign.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lettie McCarthy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Community] End-of-year mailer to all Oireachtas members highlighting key 2021 successes of the Show Me ID - Be Age Ok responsible retailing programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 213 more

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Community] Emails and letters arranging event / reception for the Show Me ID campaign in Dublin which took place in January. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of asking for ID when selling age restricted products including tobacco products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Eoghan O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 24 more

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] A letter highlighting the adverse impacts of a Duty Free scheme between Great Britain and Ireland on domestic retailers, volumes and Exchequer returns

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Trade] E mail and letter to raise Itmac concerns in relation to the already high levels of illegal tobacco in Ireland and the implications of further increases through a potential hard Brexit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Community] requesting support for the Show Me ID campaign in Connaght and Ulster which took place in February. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of asking for ID when selling age restricted products including tobacco products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Keith Swanick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[Community] Emails and letters requesting support for the Show Me ID campaign in Leinster which took place in September. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of asking for ID when selling age restricted products including tobacco products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 33 more

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Community] Emails and letters arranging meeting for the Show Me ID campaign in Leinster which took place in September. The campaign aims highlight the importance of asking for ID when selling age restricted products including tobacco products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Brett', 'role': 'Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)'} {'name': 'Bobby Aylward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carmel Kelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Community] Sent a letter in response to the announcement of a new Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill. Itmac asked for a wide-ranging Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) of the Bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Taxation] Seeking confirmation on the sell through deadline for cigarette packs manufactured in line with Section 14(2)(a) of Articles 15 & 16 of the Tobacco Products Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Taxation] To ask the Minister to consider how the excise and regulatory environment in Ireland has encouraged the growth of illegal tobacco which has now escalated to such an extent that illegal domestic production existed on the island. To point out that we are the only legitmate and heavily regulated industry that has to compete unfairly against an unregulated competior that already supplies 13% of the market in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[Taxation] Seeking confirmation on the health warning derogation timeline of the Tobacco Products Directive; to share industry figures on illicit trade which remain high at 20%; briefing Revenue officials on the complexity of track and trace implementation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[Taxation] To highlight Itmac's concern with increase in figures for illicit and NIDP tobacco in Revenue's Illegal Tobacco Products Research Survey which showed an increase of 30% for contraband and 12.5% for NIDP since last year; to request the establishment of a stakeholder workshop to address this growing issue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[Taxation] Seeking confirmation on the health warning derogation timeline of the Tobacco Products Directive.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To request a meeting with Deputy Howlin to discuss the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and Article 5.3 of the FCTC; to highlight Itmac's position that engagement with the industry should take place, while ensuring this engagement is performed in a transparent way in accordance with the Lobbying Act.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

September–December

[Community] Emails and letters requesting support for the Show Me ID campaign in Munster which took place in November. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of asking for ID when selling age restricted products including tobacco products.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Collins', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} + 1 more

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Taxation] ITMAC request for and meeting with the Department of Finance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Taxation] ITMAC request for meeting with The Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Health] Implementation date for Plain Packaging in Ireland and Article 5.3 WHO

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Health] Plain Packaging timelines and deadlines

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marcella Corcoran Kennedy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

January–April

[Health] Part 5 Health Miscellaneous Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[Taxation] Fiscal policy on tobacco products

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[EU Affairs] Track & Trace of tobacco products (Articles 15 & 16 of TPD2)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Marcella Corcoran Kennedy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

ITMAC - Irish Tobacco Manufacturers' Advisory Committee

May–August

[EU Affairs] Health Warning positioning post-May 2019 (end of TPD2 derogation)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Lobbying Tracker

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