ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 22 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Emailed Minister Noonan to request a meeting to deliver petitions signed by members of the public calling for the introduction of public Country by Country Reporting.

Intended results We intended to secure a meeting with the Minister or a representative of the Minister to deliver petitions to.

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? We ran an online petition, asking members of the public to sign a petition urging Minister Noonan to introduce public Country by Country Reporting. We also collected signatures for the petition at trainings and events.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

ActionAid Ireland ran an online petition, asking members of the public to sign a petition urging Minister Noonan to introduce public Country by Country Reporting. This petition was available on our website and thepetitionsite.com. 7,070 people signed online, resulting in 7,070 emails sent to the Minister.

Letter (100+)

We also collected signatures for the petition at trainings and events.

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.

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)