Overwatch Report

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Submission on policy priorities for a new Taoiseach

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] To congratulate Minister Coveney on his appointment as Minister at the DFAT and to demonstrate an appetite for ongoing collaboration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Request for a meeting to discuss international development issues

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Welcome to Minister Flanagan as he took up position as Minister for Justice and Equality

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] A letter accompanying a policy report and briefing on family reunification for refugees titled "Dear Family: How European Migration Policies are Keeping Families Apart."

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 12 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] To update DFAT on the proposed Oxfam GOAL merger negotiations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] To discuss macro challenges facing the international development sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Along with other development agencies, met the new MoS, Ciaran Cannon to initiate discussion on major development challenges.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Met with MEP Brian Hayes to discuss tax transparency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Spoke at a report launch "The Big Four: A Study of Opacity" arising from the Panama Papers Inquiry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] To inform Minister Coveney and MoS Cannon of the outcome of a proposed sectoral merger.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Met with MEP Matt Carty to discuss tax transparency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Pre budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} + 112 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Met with Senator Colette Kelleher to initiate reform of Ireland's family reunion policy for refugees.

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Request to the Seanad to support the proposal brought to the Chamber by Colette Kelleher to amend family reunion policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Sean D. Barrett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Bradford', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Terry Brennan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paddy Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 98 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Met with the Seanad Civil Engagement Group to conduct communication activities to show their support for family reunification policy amendment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence on family reunification legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Information on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Activity to highlight concerns regarding Ireland's participation in Operation Sophia

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} + 1 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Requested meeting to discuss Ireland's corporate tax system and calling for support of Country by Country reporting. Also to provide information on Oxfam Ireland's policies in relation to corporate taxation double taxation and transparency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Congratulations on appointment of new Director General of Irish Aid and promise to issue his Oxfam Ireland pre budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairi deBurca', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Correspondence sent to seek support for the introducion of a Charity VAT Compensation Scheme in 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] A request to reverse the cuts proposed in the European Council's position by supporting the European Parliament's proposal for Heading 4.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Letter and Oxfam Ireland briefing papers on the subject of BEPS and the Paradise Papers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Roisin Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} + 8 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Requested and met with Director General of Irish Aid, Ruairi deBurca

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairi deBurca', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Met with Deputy Michael McGrath following correspondance requesting meeting and discussed Oxfam Ireland pre budget submission, policy and development aid.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Met with MoS Joe McHugh to update him on the work of Oxfam Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Met with the Dept of Business Enterprise and Innovation. This was in reply to our letter to the Tanaiste (5th September) which addressed Ireland's Corporate Tax system and calling for support of public Country by Country Reporting.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Correspondence with MEPs on the situation of refugees and migrants on the Greek Islands

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Correspondance with Deputy Howlin on reform of Ireland's corporate tax system,

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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