Irish Heart Foundation (Irish Heart Foundation)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Heart Foundation

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details VAT on Charities working group in Department of Finance

Intended results VAT compensation scheme for charities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris Macey, head of advocacy as part of Irish Charities Tax Reform Group delegation

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with working group made up of Department of Finance and Revenue officials and charity representatives which compiled a report for the Minister for Finance.

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)