Overwatch Report

FEXCO Limited

January–April

[Finance] Section 58 of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019. If s.58 is commenced a minimum Euro threshold will be introduced under the Retail Export Scheme (a scheme which allows qualifying travellers (being tourists resident outside the EU) to claim a refund of VAT charged on goods purchased in Ireland) which would have serious adverse consequences for Fexco's tax refund business.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Emailed Threshold's analysis of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill (No.2) 2018 to the Councillor.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] We emailed Threshold's analysis of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill (No.2) 2018 to the TD and to ask for a meeting to discuss the Bill further.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Emailed Threshold's analysis of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill (No.2) 2018 to the TD.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Discussion on a proposal by Threshold and other NGOs that tenancy termination for the purpose of sale be removed from the Residential Tenancies Act in upcoming legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Hurley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'}

Threshold

January–April

[Housing] Meeting with Senators to discuss the work of Threshold, future cooperation and the Residential Tenancies Bill (No.2) 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] I emailed the Senator to provide information on the average length of tenancies in Ireland and to inform him of a research report launch.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] Invitation to seminar on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 241 more

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] I emailed the official to inquire about the funding options, costings and delivery mechanism for cost-rental housing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] I emailed the Deputy to ask him to put forward a number of parliamentary questions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Peatland Conservation Council

May–August

[Environment] Peat Piracy - IPCC have had a number of enquiries from members of the public concerned that peatland, usually in their ownership, is being developed for turbrary without their consent. Planning permission is only required if the turf extraction is greater than 1ha, as most extraction is below this threshold planning departments can not enforce the development. IPCC requested that this be looked into by Minister Bruton as it highlights poor management of the environment and carbon r

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Emailed questions to the Senator's office for inclusion in Oireachtas committee meeting on Rebuilding Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

FEXCO Limited

May–August

[Finance] Section 58 of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019. If s.58 is commenced a minimum Euro threshold will be introduced under the Retail Export Scheme (a scheme which allows qualifying travellers (being tourists resident outside the EU) to claim a refund of VAT charged on goods purchased in Ireland) which would have serious adverse consequences for Fexco's tax refund business.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Threshold

May–August

[Housing] Meeting of the Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eileen Gleeson', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Emailed the official a copy of Threshold's pre-budget submission.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] An invitation to the launch of Threshold's pre-budget submission was emailed.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Catherine Stocker', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Dick Brady', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} + 293 more

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Posted the Minister a copy of a research report.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Posted a copy of Threshold's pre-budget submission to the official.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Posted copies of Threshold's pre-budget submission to the clerk of the Oireachtas Committee of Housing Planning and Local Government.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Posted copies of a research report to the clerk of the Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Emailed the Senator a summary of the primary elements of Threshold's pre-budget submission.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Emailed the Deputy to ask her to put forward a number of parliamentary questions to the Minister of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Emailed the Deputy to ask if he can put a parliamentary question to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Meeting with Noel Rock in his capacity as Chair of the Housing Committee.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

FEXCO Limited

September–December

[Finance] Section 58 of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019. If s.58 is commenced a minimum Euro threshold will be introduced under the Retail Export Scheme (a scheme which allows qualifying travellers (being tourists resident outside the EU) to claim a refund of VAT charged on goods purchased in Ireland) which would have serious adverse consequences for Fexco's tax refund business.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

FEXCO Limited

September–December

[Finance] Section 58 of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019. If s.58 is commenced a minimum Euro threshold will be introduced under the Retail Export Scheme (a scheme which allows qualifying travellers (being tourists resident outside the EU) to claim a refund of VAT charged on goods purchased in Ireland) which would have serious adverse consequences for Fexco's tax refund business.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Stephen Fitzpatrick (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Social Protection] Discussing Age Action budget priorities including research on the cost of ageing, depoliticizing the State Pension, introducing statutory homecare scheme, addressing immediate gaps in homecare services, increasing the Living Alone Allowance, increasing the thresholds for means tested payments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael D’Arcy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Emailed the Deputy's assistant to ask if he can put a number of parliamentary questions to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Governemnt.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Letter to all members of Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more

Planet

September–December

[Finance] Section 58 of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019. If s.58 is commenced a minimum Euro threshold will be introduced under the Retail Export Scheme (a scheme which allows qualifying travellers (being tourists resident outside the EU) to claim a refund of VAT charged on goods purchased in Ireland) which would have adverse consequences for our tax refund business.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'stephen fitzpatrick (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

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