UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA)

Lobbying Organisation UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA)

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details In April 2020 The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) lobbied Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe by letter in a bid to get the Government to consider a delay to the €6 increase of carbon tax on heating oil, used by over 686,000 households across Ireland, and gas oil, used by the farming and construction industry that was due in May 2020.

Intended results To get Paschal Donohoe to hold off on implementing the carbon tax

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Guy Pulham

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.

Letter (1)

In April 2020 The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) lobbied Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe by letter in a bid to get the Government to consider a delay to the €6 increase of carbon tax on heating oil, used by over 686,000 households across Ireland, and gas oil, used by the farming and construction industry that was due in May 2020.

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)