Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) & taxation policy

Intended results Awareness, raising of the issue within Parliament

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor O'Neill, Sorley McCaughey

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.

Email (2-5)

Emails sharing a submission made by a coalition of NGOs, including Christian Aid, to the UNCRC as part of its periodic review of Ireland's performance under the treaty, regarding the external impact of Irish tax policy on avoidance and children's rights

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Nash to discuss the submission & issue

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.

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)