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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 9)
2025-01-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To support Ireland being a competitive jurisdiction from a tax perspective.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Representing tax practitioners from various bodies as part of the Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum (October 2024). Re: participation exemption and other international tax developments. |
2024-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Forde (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To obtain clarifications re: transposition of CSRD into Irish law.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with officials of the Department of Enterprise |
| — | Trade and Employment (DETE) in respect of clarifications in relation to the transposition of EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into Irish law. |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Costello (Head of Finance), Department of Finance
Intent: To support Ireland being a competitive jurisdiction from a tax perspective.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Representing tax practitioners from various bodies as part of the Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum (April 2024). Re: participation exemption and other international tax developments. |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: For the Departments of Finance and Housing to better understand significant consequences of areas of the (Residential Zoned Land Tax related) legislation (Finance Act 2021) as it currently stands.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Residential Zoned Land Tax |
2023-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To provide the Minister with the requested feedback (from professional services firms) on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and the suite of tax measures currently applying to the indigenous enterprise sector. The stated theme/ intended result of the roundtable discussion was on how the tax system could better support the indigenous enterprise sector to meet its potential and to embrace the green transition.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Grant Thornton attendance (at invite of Minister of Finance) at Department of Finance hosted roundtable discussion for professional services firms re: tax measures currently applying to the indigenous enterprise sector. |
2023-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: That the authorities (Department of Finance and the Revenue) would recognise the validity of the arguments outlined re: the Defective Concrete Products Levy and amend the legislation to avoid confusion and bring clarity to affected taxpayers.
Methods: Letter, Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Grant Thornton 22/08/2023 letter on behalf of the Irish Concrete Federation to Department of Finance re: issues relating to the Defective Concrete Products Levy. Additionally preparation of materials (reports etc.) by Grant Thornton for use by the Irish Concrete Federation in their associated lobbying activity re: the Department of Finance and Revenue (our understanding this material used in August - September 2023 lobbying activity by the Irish Concrete Federation). |
2023-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Amendment of tax legislation or new provisions based on matters outlined in the submission.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies – Ireland (CCABI) committee of Associated Chartered Accountants (ACA) discussion of CCABI pre-Budget 2024 document and submission with Minister McGrath and Department of Finance officials (Deirdre Donaghy and Sinead Ryan) (12/07/2023 meeting). |
2023-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Emma Cunningham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To ensure Ireland remains an attractive jurisdiction from a tax perspective as international tax changes are legislated for.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Representating tax practitioners from various bodies as part of the Department of Finance Pilot Business Tax Stakeholder Forum. |
2023-05-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Clodagh Higgins (Councillor), Galway City Council; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Gain agreement on the priorities for economic development of Galway and ways in which projects can be progressed.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Event with guest Minister Coveney to focus on the promotion and development of Galway City as the regional economic engine on Ireland’s West Coast (attended in Galway Chamber capacity) |
2023-05-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To update the Minister on the policy work of the Chamber in relation to the Galway City Ring Road and to relay the frustration of business and organisations on the lack of delivery and our request to Government to expedite this project.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Galway City Ring Road - Galway Chamber Business Lunch with Guest speaker Minister Michael McGrath |
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