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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 6)
Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Update Government on Diageo Investment in Ireland. Diageo announced its intention to submit a planning application to expand its state-of-the-art, zero carbon brewery in Littleconnell, Co. Kildare. The proposed expansion would more than double the brewery’s capacity to 4.5 million hectolitres. This development forms part of Diageo’s long-term plan to increase capacity and flexibility to support future growth opportunities as they arise. ::Inform Government of Diageo investment plans in Ireland.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Diageo investment in Ireland |
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Clare Mungovan (Special Advisor), Department of Foreign Affairs; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To ensure awareness of business impact of US tariffs, and Irish and EU response
Methods: Phone call, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Impact of US tariffs and Irish and EU response |
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Clare Mungovan (Special Advisor), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To ensure awareness of business impact of US tariffs, and Irish and EU response
Methods: Meeting, Phone call, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Impact of US tariffs and EU response |
Politician(s) lobbied: Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Ensure understanding of growth opportunities of Non alc category
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To provide a briefing to policy makers on the emerging trends and growth opportunities for non alc. |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Richard Shakespeare (Chief Executive Officer), Dublin City Council
Intent: To ensure visibility of Diageo's long term business and investment plans supporting the development of St James Gate, as well as the opportunities for the Rupert Guinness Theatre
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Provided a briefing to Richard Shakespeare on potential future opportunities for the Rupert Guinness Theatre as well as long term business plans for Diageo in Dublin. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure the deputy was aware of the emerging trends and investment plans from Diageo to support the long term growth of the category
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To provide a briefing to policy makers on the emerging trends and growth opportunities for non alc. |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure the deputy was aware of the growth of non alc and long terms investment plans from Diageo.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To provide a briefing on the emerging trends and growth opportunities for non alc. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Conor Falvey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Seeking support from the dept for the reopening of Rupert Guinness Theatre
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Provided briefing to officials on the Rpert Guinness Theatre |
Politician(s) lobbied: David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure policy makers are aware of Diageo growth plans for non alc in Ireland and for export.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To provide a briefing to policy makers on the emerging trends and growth opportunities for non alc. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Transport; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Richard Shakespeare (Chief Executive Officer), Dublin City Council
Intent: To ask Minister Ryan to immediately progress the proposed Horse-Drawn Carriage Bill
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To raise specific concerns related to the operation of horse-drawn carriage operators on Market Street. From June 2022 to July 2024 |
| — | there have been 672 reported incidents involving these operators. |
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