Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited (Teneo)

Lobbying Organisation Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details The legislation concerning taxation of gifts to employees in the form of gift vouchers and increases in the value of the allowed and relevant framework to ensure the optimum level of consumer protection with regard to gift cards.

Intended results An increase in the allowable value of tax-free gifts to employees in the form of gift vouchers and improvements in the relevant framework to ensure the optimum level of consumer protection with regard to gift cards.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael O'Keeffe

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Cathy Madden (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name GVS GIFT VOUCHER SHOP LIMITED

CRO number (if applicable) 348932

Company address MANAGEMENT SUITE GPO O'CONNELL STREET LOWER DUBLIN 1

Main business or activity

Company website

Contact email address info@one4all.ie

Contact phone number 018708100

Contact address As Above

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (1)

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.

Paul Bolger Special Advisor (Department of Finance)