Financial Justice Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Financial Justice Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Impact of Irish Tax policies towards multinationals on developing countries

Intended results Highlight awareness of two DDCI reports, Corporate Tax Secrecy and the State: the Apple case in Ireland” in which DDCI called for a Public Accounts Committee review of Revenue's system of secret tax rulings, and a pan-European civil society report, "Fifty Shades of Tax Dodging - the EU's role in supporting an unjust global tax system"

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eamonn Casey Policy Officer and Maeve Bateman Director

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 (1)

We attended the AWEPA Christmas gathering in Dail Eireann and spoke to officials about our reports and the impact of current tax policies on developing countries

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.

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Olivia Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim Walsh Senator (Seanad)

Anthony Lawlor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)