ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Round table discussion convened by Matt Carthy MEP on tax justice issues.

Intended results Advocate for progressive tax policies to support international development, transparency, equality and financing of public services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olivia Lally, Campaigns and Policy Officer, ActionAid Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

ActionAid participated in a round-table discussion titled Tax Justice, Not Tax Havens in the European Parliament offices on September 23. The discussion was hosted by Matt Carthy MEP and Nicholas Shaxson was the guest speaker.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)