ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 10 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details A public petition calling on the Irish Government to support the public country-by-country reporting directive, grassroots lobbying targeting Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Paschal Donohoe

Intended results That the Irish government support the EU public country-by-country reporting directive.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Julianne Flynn, Individual Giving and Campaigns Executive

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 email Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Paschal Donohoe

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Petition on our website and social media channels and email sent to some of our supporters asking them to sign a petition that automatically sent an email the Ministers to support the EU public country-by-country reporting directive.

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)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)