CityJet Designated Activity Company

Lobbying Organisation CityJet Designated Activity Company

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Section 127B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

Intended results The Section is intended to prevent aircrew from avoiding tax. However, CityJet crews based outside of Ireland who are paying tax in the country where they live and work are also being required to pay tax in Ireland. CityJet's proposed amendment sought to confine the Section to untaxed income (i.e. its original intended purpose).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Brady

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 (11-20)

Emails to TDs, Senators, Oireachtas Committee and Department Official seeking requesting that amendment be included in Finance Bill 2020.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Finance requesting that amendment be included in Finance Bill 2020

Phone call (2-5)

Calls with Minister Darragh O'Brien TD and Cian O'Callaghan TD to outline proposed amendment.

Submission (1)

Submission to Minister for Finance outlining rationale for proposed amendment.

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 Finance)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Regina Doherty Senator (Seanad)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Des Carville Head of Unit (Department of Finance)

Eoghan Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)