Association of Insurance & Financial Brokers trading as Brokers Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (Senator), Seanad; Michael Ward (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Gerry Cross (Director), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: Confirm time slots for speaking at the BIPAR Annual meetings

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Highlight concerns in relation to the inducement test and timing of implmentation

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: highlight the wide disparity between the level of fees levied on PRSA holders and the actual regulatory activity undertaken by the Authority in respect of these products.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ward (Special Adviser), Department of Education; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Advocate that any proposal or discussion to modify the terms of the VAT exemption in the financial services sector is based upon a detailed analysis and impact assessment.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: An interview with Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris TD, for the March 2026 edition of Irish Broker magazine. This interview that was requested was about his role as Minister for Finance, and his views on the Financial and Insurance market in Ireland

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Gerry Cross (Director), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: Acknowledgment of beneifical developments in regulatory procedures for intermediaries

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ward (Special Adviser), Department of Education

Intent: Receive update on the the current state of play in relaiton to FIDA

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gerry Cross (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (Senator), Seanad; Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance

Intent: Speak at BIPAR AGM which is been in held in Dublin in conjuction with Brokers Ireland

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Abolition of the 1% Life Assurance Premium Levy and Alignment of Life Assurance Exit Tax with CGT and DIRT in Budget 2026

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ward (Special Adviser), Department of Education

Intent: Receive update on the Council meeting in relation to FIDA

Methods: Email