The Community Foundation for Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Community Foundation for Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details To promote strategic giving, to incentivise donations to charity in legacies and also options to incentivise donations to charity through the donation of shares.

Intended results Legislative change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerard Howlin

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)

Gerard Howlin (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR IRELAND

CRO number (if applicable) 338427

Company address 29 EARLSFORT TERRACE DUBLIN 2

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website https://www.communityfoundation.ie/

Contact email address info@foundation.ie

Contact phone number 01 874 7354

Contact address 3rd Floor Phibsborough Tower, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, DO7 XH2D

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (2-5)

Calls to Senior Adviser to the Minister for Finance and official Dept. Rural and Community Development

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.

Ed Brophy Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Bairbre Nic Aongusa Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)