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2025-01-14
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | VAT derogation on goods donated to charity |
2025-01-14
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
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | VAT derogation on goods donated to charity |
2023-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To clarify if charity shops were included in the scheme
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme |
2021-05-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: For charity retail to be re-designated as essential retail and::For charity retail to reopen fully as soon as it is safe to do so.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To ask that charity retail be designated to provide essential goods during level 5 restrictions. For charity retail to be allowed to reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. |
2021-05-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: For charity retail to be eligible to apply for the CRSS.::For a restart grant or similar to be put in place
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To ask for charity retail to be included in the CRSS scheme. To ask for a Restart grant or similar for reopening post lockdown |
2021-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: For charity retail to be eligible to apply for the CRSS.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To ask for charity retail to be included in the CRSS scheme. |
2021-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Tony Holohan (Chief Medical Officer), Department of Health; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: For charity shops to remain open
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To highlight the view of SAGE that the closure of non-essential retail is viewed as having a low impact on COVID transmission |
| — |
2021-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: For charity shops to remain open
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To support Retail Excellence in their representations to keep charity retail open during restrictions |
2020-09-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; David Hegarty (Assistant Secretary), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Intent: Charity shops to be granted access to apply for the Restart Grant
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To extend the Restart Grant to include charity shops as they pay business rates |
2019-04-17
Politician(s) lobbied: John O’Sullivan (Commissioner of Valuation and Chief Boundary Surveyor), The Valuation Office
Intent: Information on how the law works and possible ways to mitigate the cost to charity shops
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Rates for Charity Shops |