Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details The introduction of a publicly accessible beneficial ownership register under the EU Anti Money Laundering Directive

Intended results That the government move to introduce a publicly accessible register

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity sorley mccaughey

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? to sign up to an on line petition set up by Uplift.ie

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

coordinated with Uplift.ie on line petition calling for introduction of publicly accessible register for beneficial owners of companies

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)