ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Held briefing on tax and development with visiting African tax justice advocates in the audio-visual room of Leinster House. Senator Ivana Bacik hosted and facilitated the briefing.

Intended results To advocate for progressive tax policies that support developing countries ability to raise tax revenue to finance gender responsive public services. Specifically advocated for increased transparency through public country by country reporting, and fair tax treaties with developing countries.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olivia Lally, Campaigns and Policy Officer, ActionAid Ireland; Onyinye Okechukwu, ActionAid Nigeria; Sharon Kabwe Chileshe, Zambian National Tax Justice Platform; Wanjiru Kanyiha, Inuka Kenya; Siobhan McGee, CEO, ActionAid Ireland; Jo-Ann Enright, Communications, Campaigns and Digital Coordinator, ActionAid Ireland; Triona Pender, Programme Manager, 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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Emailed invitation to attend the briefing to all Oireachtas members.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (31-50)

Exchanged emails with Senator Bacik and Ursula Quill to ask the Senator to host and facilitate the briefing, to organise the details of the briefing, and to thank the Senator and share presentations after the briefing. ActionAid Ireland CEO Siobhan McGee also emailed the Senator to thank her. Invited by email: Katherine Zappone TD, Maureen O'Sullivan TD, Brendan Howlin TD, Joan Burton TD, Michael McGrath TD, Stephen Donnelly TD, Eamon Ryan TD, Mick Wallace TD, Richard Boyd Barrett TD, Paul Murphy TD, Pearse Doherty TD, Clare Daly TD, Brid Smith TD, Catherine Connolly TD, Joan Collins TD, Michael Martin TD, Dara Murphy TD, Dara Calleary TD, Darragh O'Brien TD, Sean Sherlock TD, Minister Noonan, Minister Murphy, Minister Flanagan, Minister McHugh, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, and Senator Alice Mary Higgins, Senator Paul Gavan, and Senator Gerald Nash. Exchanged emails with Senator Michelle Mulherrin to follow-up conversation after the briefing.

Phone call (2-5)

Followed up emails with phone calls to discuss the details of the briefing.

Meeting (1)

Briefing in the audio-visual room of Leinster House on 1st March.

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.

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Wallace TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Murphy Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Eoghan Murphy Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Joe McHugh Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Gerald Nash Senator (Seanad)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)