Gerard Howlin

Lobbying Organisation Gerard Howlin

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details To promote strategic giving, to incentivise donations to charity in legacies and also options to incentivise donations to charity through the donation of shares.

Intended results Legislative change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerard Howlin

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Gerard Howlin (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name The Community Foundation for Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 3rd Floor Phibsborough Tower, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website http://www.communityfoundation.ie/

Contact email address info@foundation.ie

Contact phone number +353 (0)1 8747354

Contact address 3rd Floor Phibsborough Tower, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister for Finance and Special Adviser

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.

Edward Brophy Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)