ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 16 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details We submitted a report to the Department of Finance on the public consultation for Ireland's tax treaties.

Intended results For Ireland to take a pro-development approach to the negotiation of tax treaties by adopting the UN Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Julianne Flynn, Individual Giving and Campaigns Executive

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.

Submission (1)

We submitted a response to the public consultation on Ireland's Tax Treaty Policy.

Meeting (1)

The submission was followed up with a meeting where we presented our recommendations.

Email (2-5)

Emails were sent between us and the department to arrange the follow-up meeting and thank them for their time.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)