Special Olympics Ireland (Special Olympics Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Special Olympics Ireland

Date published 08 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Matt English, CEO, co-signed a letter from Charities Institute Ireland to Minister Paschal Donohoe. The letter was in support of Charity Institute Ireland's campaign for charities to be allowed to reclaim VAT as part of Budget 2018. This letter was drafted by Charities Institute Ireland's CEO Lucy Masterson and co-signed by 10 CEOs of Irish charities including Matt English. The letter was issued on 29th September 2017.

Intended results For Irish charities to be allowed to reclaim VAT as part of Budget 2018.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Matt English, CEO

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.

Letter (1)

Another letter on this same subject was co-signed by same signatories as on this letter and issued to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Both letters were issued on the same date. The letter to an Taoiseach will be logged separately.

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)