Overwatch Report

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Oxfam Ireland participation in public consultations on the future of Ireland's aid policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Dissemination of Oxfam Ireland's submission to the Irish Aid white paper consultation process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence with Dáil Business Committee members to increase awareness of the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 and request a meeting to discuss avenues to progress the Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] To further discuss future of EU aid policy and financing, the White Paper and the longer term plans of Oxfam Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence with TDs ahead of the Second Stage of the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Harty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Inform recipients of report findings ("Hard to Swallow - Facilitating tax avoidance by big Pharma in Ireland "on tax avoidance by four Pharma companies in Ireland and outlining the consequent results on the world's poorest countries. Highlighted also Ireland's corporate tax rules which allowed tax avoidance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Accepted invitation to attend Launch of Irish Aid Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Letter to highlight lack of progress and ambition within the Council of EU re country by country reporting (CBCR)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Brief recipients on Oxfam Ireland's analysis of he proposed CFC rules in the 2018 Finance BIll and querying why Model B (as opposed to Model A) was a selected option as this would appear not to go far enough in tackling corporate tax.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Attended CEO meeting to discuss ICGBV Strategic Plan 2017-2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Recipients requested to support 2nd stage of the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 due for discussion on 6th December 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 65 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Participated with DG of Irish Aid in an Oxfam Ireland public event with a discussion panel on the theme "Women Alone"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Attended a Civil Society gathering with Irish Aid.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Attended an IIEA private lunch and address by Minister Cannon on the topic of "Towards Ireland's New Approach to Development"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'CiarÃ¡n Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Oxfam Ireland asked our supporters to contact Dáil Business Committee Members to ask them to support the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Participation in meeting with Irish Aid on the future of Ireland's international development policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Oxfam Ireland asked our supporters to contacts their local TD's to ask them to support the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 136 more

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Circulaton of Oxfam Report "An Economy for the 99 percent".

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emailed Oxfam report to all Oireachtas members.'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Finance] Follow up on the publication of Oxfam's Tax Battles Report requesting a meeting in advance of our presentation to the Finance Committee on 7th February 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Reply to Senator M Devine indicating interest in arranging a cross political party briefing on Oxfam's report: "An Economy for the 99 percent".

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Máire Devine', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Circulated Oxfam's Report "Mantras and Myths: A True Picture of the Corporate Tax System in Ireland" to all Irish MEPS.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Circulated a copy of Oxfam's report "Mantras and Myths: A True Picture of the Corporate Tax Sytem in Ireland" to all Oireachtas members

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Circulation of an Oxfam report "Opening the Vaults" which provided evidence of Ireland's corporate tax system and how it was enabling some banks in Europe to avoid payment of large sums of tax.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Invitation sent to Maureen O'Sullivan to attend event: "Corporate Tax Reform - Has Ireland Done Enough"

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

January–April

[Finance] Meeting with Pearse Doherty to discuss Ireland's corporate tax policy in advance of the launch of Oxfan report "Mantras and Myths"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Alongside MSF and Dóchas members, Oxfam briefed the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade on the "Four Famines" in Yemen, South Sudan, Lake Chad Basin and East and Horn of Africa.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean D. Barrett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tony McLoughlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Briefing to Oireachtas Members on global displacement situation and European Migration hosted by Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin TD in the AV room.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Follow Up Meeting with Fiona O'Loughlin on migration issues and Ireland's response to refugees and migrants.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Finance] Briefing of the Oireachtas Commitee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to Ireland's corporate Tax Practice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Finance] Meeting with Kathrine Zappone and officials in advance of the Government Conference on "Corporate Tax: Fairness, Responsibility and Leadership"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

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