Charity Retail Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Funding supports to support charity shops and the circular economy, improvements and opportunities in textile waste management and reuse infrastructure, curbs on fast fashion, removal of VAT from corporate donations, rates review for charty retailers, insurance reform,

Methods: EmailMeeting

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Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Meeting to discuss benefits of derogation of VAT on goods donated to charity

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jenny McCormack (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: A permanent VAT derogation allowing donation of unsold goods at a zero rate of VAT.A review of the rates system to provide rates exemption/relief for charity retailers.Funding/infrastructure for charity retailers to scale to meet the opportunities of the circular economy via retail/technology upgrades.Funding support for circular textiles/green jobs through Enterprise Ireland.Investment in reuse infrastructure supported by the expertise of the charity retail sector.

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin Boxer Moran (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Ireland should seek a derogation under the VAT Directive to allow for the donation of unsold goodsat a zero rate of VAT to be included in the programme for government

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Miriam Murphy (Councillor), Wicklow County Council; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rebecca Moynihan (Senator), Seanad; Rebecca Moynihan (Senator), Seanad; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Ireland should seek a derogation under the VAT Directive to allow for the donation of unsold goodsat a zero rate of VAT to be included in election manifestos

Methods: Email

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