Irish Heart Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Heart Foundation

Date published 19 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2006/112/EC and (EU) 2020/285

Intended results To ensure that Irish Government used the flexibility provided under the revised Directive to remove VAT on AEDs

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathryn Reilly

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)

Kathryn Reilly (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Sign a petition on Uplift to call for Minister Paschal Donohoe to remove VAT on AEDs

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)

Emails to TDs requesting PQs be tabled on work being undertaken by Department of Finance to remove VAT on AEDs Emails to councillors who had supported motions in local councils calling for VAT to be removed on AEDs

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)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peggy Nolan Councillor (Longford County Council)

Paul Ross Councillor (Longford County Council)

Martin Monaghan Councillor (Longford County Council)

Mary Howard Councillor (Clare County Council)

William Quinn Councillor (Carlow County Council)

William Paton Councillor (Carlow County Council)