Irish Heart Foundation (Irish Heart Foundation)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Heart Foundation

Date published 17 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details VAT Reform

Intended results To reduce VAT on AEDS to 0% following publication of Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 To seek support from Oireachtas members to remove VAT on AEDs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris Macey

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 (11-20)

Email (1)

Letter to Minister Donohoe requesting that the Department of Finance prioritise the removal of VAT from defibrillators in the wake of agreement by EU Finance Ministers to amend Council Directive 2006/112/EC on December 7th 2021

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.

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)