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2026-01-20
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Maureen O'Sullivan (Registrar), The Companies Registration Office
Intent: We anticipate further discussions/engagement with the Registrar arising from the letter.
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Letter sent to Registrar of Companies at CRO to (i) discuss request made in letter sent Nov 2024 from Arthur Cox re s. 203-207 Companies Act 2014 amended by s.16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance
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Enforcement & Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 and the relevant prescribing regulations
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prescribed forms should only be required for declarations made after the date of the prescribing regulations
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and ii) engage with the CRO on finalising online filing process for SAP declarations via CORE.
2025-09-19
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2025-05-20
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2025-01-08
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Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: That the CSR Regulations be amended to provide certainty around the scope and availability of exemptions for certain Irish companies and for groups with Irish companies and certainty in relation to mandatory auditors’ reports for relevant Irish companies, their directors and auditors. The DETE published frequently asked questions (FAQs) to provide guidance on the CSR Regulations however companies cannot rely on FAQs as a basis for exemption from their statutory reporting obligations.
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The submission to the DETE relates to the transposition of the Directive 2022/2464 into Irish law by SI No 336/2024 and SI No 498/2024 (the CSR Regulations). There are a number of issues outstanding in relation to the transposition causing uncertainty. The DETE issued FAQs addressing many of the issues
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however the FAQs cannot displace and override the natural and plain meaning of the provisions of the regulations causing uncertainty for certain companies under the reporting regime.
2025-01-08
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Politician(s) lobbied: Maureen O’Sullivan (Registrar of Companies), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Intent: Consideration to be given to prescribing the forms of declaration for use only for declarations that are made after the date of the prescribing regulations (assuming that any such prescribed forms will be available in a format that can be used from that date onwards).
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Letter sent to the Registrar of Companies at the CRO requesting that
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if the new powers (under s. 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by s. 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance
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Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024) to prescribe forms of declaration for the purposes of each of s. 203-207 are to be exercised
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consideration could be given to prescribing those forms for use only in respect of declarations that are made after the date of the prescribing regulations.
2024-09-18
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2024-05-20
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Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: The intention is to achieve certain amendments to the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023 before it is enacted.
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Joint submission by The Wheel and Charities Institute Ireland
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with legal input from MHC re. Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023.
2024-01-10
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice
Intent: Raising concerns about the legislation highlighted across with a view to it not being commenced or, preferably, repealed.
Methods: Letter
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Letter sent on behalf of a number of firms (including MHC) raising concerns about Section 32 of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 as amended by Section 92 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023
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which relates to execution of documents in counterpart
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and seeking the repeal of s32.
2023-09-14
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