ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Meeting with Revenue officials to discuss Ireland's tax treaties with low and lower-middle income countries

Intended results To exchange views and advocate for fair tax treaties.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olivia Lally, Campaigns and Policy Officer, ActionAid Ireland; Siobhan McGee, CEO, 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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Exchanged emails with Eamonn O'Dea to organise the meeting. Followed up meeting with email to thank Eamonn O'Dea and other attendees for their engagement.

Meeting (1)

Met with Eamonn O’Dea, Assistant Secretary, International Tax Division, Revenue; Ann O’ Driscoll, Director, Tax Treaties Branch, Revenue; Margaret Duggan, Assistant Director, Transfer Pricing Branch, Revenue; Aisling Dooley, Assistant Principal, Tax Treaties Branch, Revenue; and Marta Alvarez, Higher Executive Officer, Tax Treaties Branch, Revenue, on April 25th.

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.

Eamonn O’Dea Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)