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2025-05-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joseph Hackett (Secretary General), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: We strongly urged the EU to remove the 50% tariff on U.S. whiskey and spirits before it takeseffect in mid-April, thus avoiding severe impacts on Irish spirits exports to the US. We wouldalso urge the EU to abandon any tariff on ‘Casks’.We would recommend that any countermeasure tariffs be aligned to the sectors directlyaffected by the US tariffs, notably steel and aluminium and/or related categories. We believethat this would be a fairer and more appropriate ‘like for like’ approach.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | EU Tarriffs |
2025-05-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joseph Hackett (Secretary General), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: We strongly urged the EU to remove the 50% tariff on U.S. whiskey and spirits before it takeseffect in mid-April, thus avoiding severe impacts on Irish spirits exports to the US. We wouldalso urge the EU to abandon any tariff on ‘Casks’.We would recommend that any countermeasure tariffs be aligned to the sectors directlyaffected by the US tariffs, notably steel and aluminium and/or related categories. We believethat this would be a fairer and more appropriate ‘like for like’ approach.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | EU Tarriffs |
2021-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall McKeown (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Requested that the Dept. of Agriculture ensure that matters relating to the legislation around Irish Whiskey are communicated to the Irish Whiskey Guild for dissemination to its members who are subject to such policies. Currently no means of dissemination exists and no information is getting through to producers.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Contacted the Department of Agriculture in relation to being recognized as a representative body for SME businesses engaged in the production of Irish Whiskey and requested any updates regarding legislation be forwarded to the Guild for dissemination so that all producers may be made aware of same. |