Special Olympics Ireland (Special Olympics Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Special Olympics Ireland

Date published 08 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Special Olympics Ireland CEO Matt English co-signed a letter to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar supporting Charity Institute Ireland's campaign to allow charities to reclaim VAT as part of Budget 2018. The letter was issued on 29th September 2018.

Intended results For charities to begin reclaiming VAT as part of Budget 2018.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Matt English, CEO

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.

Letter (1)

The letter was drafted by Lucy Masterson, CEO of Charities Institute Ireland, and co-signed by 10 CEOs of Irish Charities. An additional letter was issued by the same group to Minister Paschal Donohoe. This will be logged separately.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)