TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Lobbying Organisation TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Date published 11 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Submission to the Mid-Term Review of Capital Plan 2017

Intended results Encourage increased State investment in social and physical infrastructure and the establishment of an infrastructure commission to ensure long term planning. To encourage the State to use monies from the sale of AIB shares for investment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Professor James Wickham

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.

Email (1)

As per invitation by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform a submission was made to the Mid-Term Review of Capital Plan 2017. As a supporting document also attached was TASC's report on investment 'A Time for Ambition' https://www.tasc.ie/download/pdf/timeforambitionfinal.pdf

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)