Q4PR

Lobbying Organisation Q4PR

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Proposals to provide funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop COVID-19 vaccine

Intended results Funding for COIVD-19 vaccine research

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Mackin

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)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address B323, Westminster, London SW1E 6QW, United Kingdom

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website

Contact email address media@gatesfoundation.org

Contact phone number +44 20 7798 6500

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)