Politician(s) lobbied: James Twohig (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To gain a better understanding of the new registration process for non-resident trustees.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting on 20 May 2026.
Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Hanlon (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To discuss the administration of the VAT regime - the meeting minutes provide a summary of the specific issues discussed.
Methods: MeetingSubmission
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Meeting
Meeting on 10 June 2026.
Submission
Submission to Revenue on 2 June 2026 regarding updates to section 6(1)(a) VATCA 2010 and the impact on intending traders.
Politician(s) lobbied: Deirdre Quaid (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To gain a better understanding of tax administration issues related to the collection of tax and the filing of tax returns.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting on 2 June 2026.
2026-09-21
1 officialCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To have the Minister participate in a special episode of the Institute's Tax Talk Podcast examining the tax priorities that Ireland is pursuing at an EU level while holding the Presidency of the EU.
Methods: Email
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Email
Email on 20 May 2026.
2026-09-21
1 officialCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To highlight the need to enhance Ireland’s offering by supporting R&D and innovation and to reduce the cumulative administrative burden for SMEs, in particular the Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR).
Methods: Event / Reception
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Event / Reception
Event on 15 June 2026.
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To highlight the importance of building resilience and strengthen Ireland’s competitiveness in Budget 2027 by enhancing the R&D Tax Credit; indexing personal tax credits and bands and retaining the right to private tax appeal hearings.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Event / Reception
Event on 15 June 2026.
Politician(s) lobbied: Emily Swift (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To gain a better understanding of administrative matters related to Revenue audits and compliance interventions.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting on 15 June 2026.
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To engage with officials from the Department of Finance to assist with their analysis and development of tax policy options relating to the R&D Tax Credit and supports for innovation.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting on 17 June 2026.
2026-09-21
3 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To discuss the Institute's tax policy priorities for Budget 2027.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting on 17 June 2026.
Politician(s) lobbied: Tom James (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Jeanette Doonan (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To gain a better understanding of the technical and administrative issues related to direct and capital taxes.
Methods: MeetingSubmission
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Meeting
Meeting on 25 June 2026.Meeting of the Residential Zoned Land Tax [RZLT] Subgroup on 12 May 2026 to discuss administrative issues and the implementation of RZLT.Further meeting of the Residential Zoned Land Tax [RZLT] Subgroup on 8 July 2026 to discuss administrative issues and the implementation of RZLT.
Submission
Submission to Revenue on 27 May 2026 to provide feedback on the draft Proposed Partnership Section to be inserted into TDM Part 08-02-01.
