Drinks industry representatives extensively lobbied Government Ministers, TDs and Senators about controversial legislation to deal with Ireland’s alcohol crisis, according to the latest figures from the lobbying register.
It is estimated the drinks sector, led by Ibec’s umbrella group the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI), had meetings with 14 Government Ministers and Ministers of State and 10 special advisers about the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
The ABFI is the trade association for the drink industry’s manufacturers and distributors. The Bill is currently before the Upper House and due back for debate in the next few weeks. The drinks and retail sector has already secured concessions on the obligation to separate alcohol from other products.
Director of ABFI Patricia Callan lobbied six Cabinet Ministers, five Ministers of State, the Taoiseach’s chief of staff Brian Murphy, six special advisers, assistant secretaries in the Department of Transport and Department of Agriculture, 15 TDs, 21 Senators, Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly and three county councillors.
Source: Marie O'Halloran, The Irish Times, 22/01/18
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