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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
2022-01-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: That no extra taxes be applied to vaping products in Budget 2021
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IVVA sent Pre-Budget Submission to Minister for Finance |
2021-05-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: That specialised vape shops be added to list of essential businesses under latest COVID-19 restrictions, so that IVVA member customers do not revert to smoking.not
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IVVA emailed Minister for Enterprise |
| — | Trade and Employment requesting that specialised vape shops be added to list of essential businesses under latest COVID-19 restrictions. |
2021-01-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: We pointed out the negative publich health consequences should additional taxes be applied to vaping
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IVVA sent Minister for Finance Paschal Donoghue a Pre-Budget Submission |
2020-09-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: We hope that a new tax on nicotine inhaling products will not be introduced
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IVVA sent email to new Minister for Health |
| — | Stephen Donnelly congratulating him on his appointment and requested that he review one area in particular in programme for governement. i.e. the introduction of new tax on nicotine inhaling products. We believe that the introduction of such a tax would have negative consequences. |
2020-05-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Howlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We hoped that by sending out manifesto that politicians would realise the important role that vaping has to play in helping Ireland become smoke free.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IVVA sent our Election Manifesto to a number of TD ahead of General Election |
2020-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To outline to the minister how a ban on eliquid flavours would have unintended consequences and actually result in people who vape return to smoking and additionally would have the effect of making vaping as an alternative to smoking less attractive to current smokers.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Emailed Minister of Health and cc'd CEO of both Irish Heart Foundation & Irish Cancer Society on the negative impacts of proposed vaping flavour ban. |
2020-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Our association was very concerned that given the recent 'scare stories' about vaping, that people who currently vape were returning to smoking in the incorrect belief that vaping was as dangerous or even more dangerous than smoking. We requested that the minister clarify the relative safety of vaping.::In addition to people who currently vape, we were also concerned about current smokers who may not now consider switching to vaping given the ongoing media stories.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Requested Minister for Health to issue public statement on the relative safety of vaping compared to smoking. |
2019-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: We wish to see new over 18's ecigarette legislation enacted, and to see a proportionate licensing system for ecigarettes, which takes into mind that ecigarettes are not the same as tobacoo, and are in fact much safer.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Proposed new over 18's legislation for ecigarettes and proposed new licensing system. IVVA welcomed introduction of new over 18's legislation |
| — | and in principle welcomed new licensing system. |
2019-05-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Noone (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To make recipient, Senator Catherine Noone aware of some of the benefits of vaping
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Informational letter on personal & business experience with ecigarettes. |
2018-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Noone (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Meeting to discuss Irish policy on delivering vaping
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for meeting |
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