Mercy International Association

Lobbying Organisation Mercy International Association

Date published 03 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Uplift Petition calling on Michael Noonan not to block European Commission proposals that will close down tax dodging loopholes?

Intended results The European Commission has proposed a first step to make giant corporations like Amazon and Facebook play by a common set of tax rules across Europe - such as stopping them from exploiting the differences in national corporate tax regimes. We are not in favour of this.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Denise Boyle

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.

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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)