Retailers Against Smuggling

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Niall O'Connor (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of Finance; Conor Glynn (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Conor Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel McCarthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Paul Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Cathy Bennett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Dee Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sarah O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Alison Comyn (Senator), Seanad; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Blaney (Senator), Seanad; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Talbot (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Intent: Secure commitment to tackle illicit tobacco market

Methods: EmailInformal communicationMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Noel McCarthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathy Bennett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), The Lower House of the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Ensure an understanding of retailers concerns about the impact of illicit trade and cross border purchasing

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To secure views of the Minister on the review of the Tobacco Products Tax Directive

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Ray McAdam (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure commitments to increasing detection and enforcement capacity of smuggling at ports and airports

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: To secure commitments to increasing detection and enforcement capacity of smuggling at ports and airports

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel McCarthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Michael McDowell (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Dee Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Ray McAdam (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: To seek support for measures to tackle rising illicit tobacco trade and smuggling.

Methods: EmailInformal communicationPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Intent: To discuss the retail licencing fee and that RAS be invited to to meet the cost of business forum

Methods: EmailEvent / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Noel McCarthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Seek support for pre-budget submission

Methods: EmailInformal communicationLobby dayMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Secure a Justice / Finance Oireachtas Committee debate

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: Attendance at launch event

Methods: EmailPhone call