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2024-11-28
Politician(s) lobbied: Maureen O’Sullivan (Registrar of Companies), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: That consideration be given to prescribing the forms for use only in respect of declarations that are made after the date of the prescribing regulations.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Companies (Corporate Governance |
| — | Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 |
| — | Sections 16-20 |
| — | allows declarations to be made in connection with a Summary Approval Procedure to be prescribed. In many transactions: the SAP may be carried out some time before the restricted activity concerned is commenced; and the declaration is not delivered until after the relevant restricted activity has commenced. This could lead directors of a company being required to make multiple declarations. |
2023-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Emma Cunningham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: Maples and Calder Partner, Andrew Quinn, attended the meeting as a delegate representative of the Law Society of Ireland as an opportunity to engage with the Department of Finance on several key topics of interest.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Department of Finance Pilot Business Tax Stakeholder Forum |
2022-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner), European Parliament
Intent: Networking event
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion for European Movement Ireland's Corporate Members at a Roundtable event to meet with Mairead McGuinness and discuss issues regarding her portfolio. |
2021-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Correspondence on behalf of a client regarding the beneficial ownership regime and various implementing statutory instruments surrounding data protection for a public register, and the legal status of trusts as it relates to the beneficial ownership register.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Communication in relation to the European Union (Statutory Instrument No.110 of 2019) (Registration of Beneficial Ownership of Certain Financial Vehicles) Regulations 2020 and the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulation 2019. |
2019-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Hayes (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To provide information to Mr Hayes
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Wide discussion about the role of the Fintech and Payments Association |
2019-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael D'Arcy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Business networking
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Michael D'Arcy TD |
| — | will launch the Government’s next financial services policy |
| — | IFS2025 |
| — | at the next European Financial Forum in Dublin in February 2019. Having held a public consultation on the IFS2025 strategy |
| — | the Minister and his officials were finalising the policy for presentation to Cabinet shortly. Understanding the Minister's intentions regarding the policy is of paramount importance to firms or advisors working within the financial and funds industry in Ireland. |
2018-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Providing helpful insight to Government on the potential impact of Brexit.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion regarding Government policy on Brexit and the impact on a leading international law firm’s clients. |
2018-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Insight from the Senator on the Government’s policy on Brexit.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Information by Senator Neale Richmond to Maples and Calder |
| — | Dublin regarding Government policy on Brexit. |
2017-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Contributing to discussion on Brexit and potential reform of Irish partnership law to assist private equity growth.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion regarding the impact of Brexit |
| — | opportunities for Irish financial services and reform of Irish partnership law. |
2017-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Fraser (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Contributing to discussion on Brexit and potential reform of Irish partnership law to assist private equity growth.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Roundtable meeting with the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach to discuss the impact of Brexit |
| — | opportunities for trade |
| — | financial services |
| — | private equity and the reform of Irish partnership law. |