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27th August 2025 meeting in Dept of Finance building. Attended by Paschal Donohoe, (Minister for Finance) and Clare Costello (Dept of Finance). Crona Clohisey, Gearoid O'Sullivan, Enda Faughnan and Sarah Meredith the CCABI representatives. Discussion was around potential tax measures for Budget 2026, including participation exemption, simplification of the tax code and global mobility / employee related measures.

Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum 28/03/2025. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-finance/publications/business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting presentation slides and minutes for 28/03/2025 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Meeting chaired by Sinead Ryan (Department of Finance). Sarah Meredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI.

Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum 18/10/2024. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/7abf9-business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting presentation slides and minutes for18/10/2024 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Meeting chaired by Sinead Ryan (Department of Finance). SarahMeredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI.

2/8/2024 virtual meeting with DETE officials. CSRD transposition clarifications sought included scope of ineligible entities definition, applicability of subsidiary exemption, and transitional provisions. Grant Thornton attendees included partners noted in this return plus Joane Dickonson (Head of Sustainability Technical, Director Corporate Audit). DETE attendees included Assistant Secretary noted in this return plus Conor Verdon (Principal Officer) and Orla O'Brien (Assistant Principal).

Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum 12/04/2024. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/7abf9-business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting minutes for 12/04/2024 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Meeting chaired by Clare Costello (Acting Head of Tax for the Department of Finance). Sarah Meredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI (attended as guest of ACA).

6/09/2023 submission letters (2) to Tax Policy Division (Department of Finance) and to Minister's Office, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage re: Residential Zoned Land Tax (content of letters identical). Submissions specified potential unintended consequences (potential reduction not increase of housing supply) with proposals to help assist delivering the stated aims of Government policy (proposed changes to TCA 1997 and relevant Revenue guidance, etc.).

Tuesday 18/07/2023 Department of Finance hosted roundtable discussion for professional services firms re: tax measures currently applying to indigenous enterprise sector. Bernard Doherty (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax) and Una Ryan (Grant Thornton Director, Tax) attendees on behalf of Grant Thornton. Attendance following 11/07/2023 invite received from Minister of Finance Michael McGrath. Understood meeting attended by the Minister, his officials and representatives of professional services firms.

22/08/2023 letter by Grant Thornton addressed to the Tax Policy Division of the Department of Finance. Letter creation and submission overseen by Bernard Doherty (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax). Letter created and submitted on behalf of the Irish Concrete Federation in context of the preparation by Grant Thornton of other material understood to have been used in further lobbying activity by the Irish Concrete Federation during August - September 2023.

Preparation of material used in lobbying activity by Irish Concrete Federation August - September 2023. Materials (reports etc.) addressed to Tax Policy Division of Finance Department. Creation overseen by Bernard Doherty (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax). Beyond preparing this material Grant Thornton otherwise not involved. Understood ICF targeted officials Timmy Hennessy, Pat McColgan (Department of Finance) and Maurice Priestly, Theresa Rowe (Revenue), who appear not to be DPOs, plus Minister.