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2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Maureen O’Sullivan (Registrar of Companies), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Intent: If the new powers (under Sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by Sections 16-20 of the 2024 Act) to prescribe forms of declaration for the purposes of each of Sections 203-207 are to be exercised, if 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.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by Sections 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance |
| — | Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To achieve clarity on remaining areas of particular concern by targeted amendments within amending legislation to better align the Regulations with the relevant EU Directive
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Department on the EU ( Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 and the EU (Corporate Sustainability Reporting)(No.2) Regulations 2024 |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Doncha O’Sullivan (Deputy Secretary), Department of Justice
Intent: Continued and improved communication around the family reunification process for minor refugees
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Attendance at meeting regarding refugee family reunification and issues arising under section 56 International Protection Act |
| — | as well as administrative processing of applications |
| — | with a particular focus on the issues arising for minor refugees |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: The sharing of technical legal observations with the DETE regarding the transposition of CSRD in Ireland
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Ireland's transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To achieve clarity and guidance on the areas of particular concern and targeted amendments to better align the Regulations with the relevant EU Directive
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Department on the European Union ( Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Discuss introducing a transitional grandfathering period for firms in the crypto sector ahead of 31 December 2024
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Virtual meeting with Mai Santamaria (Principal Officer) and Jefferson Vierra (Asst. Principal Officer) of the Dept of Finance around the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Declan Flanagan (Councillor), Dublin City Council
Intent: Repeal of Section 32 of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 to avoid creating uncertainty in this area of the law
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying in relation to Section 32 of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance
Intent: To point out some material issues and concerns to the Department ahead of the transposition of the Directive into Irish law.To understand the Department's position in relation to the transposition of this Directive into Irish law.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying in relation to Directive (EU) 2021/2167 |
| — | the Directive on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers. |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To bring to the attention of the Department of Finance the regulatory regime of the Central Bank of Ireland in relation to E-Money Institutions and Virtual Asset Service Providers up to this point. Of particular relevance was group structures employing dual structures of EMI and VASP entities and how this could interrelate with the transitional period under MiCA.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Ian O'Mara and Joe Beashel met with Department of Finance officials on 10 August 2023 in relation to the consultation on the national discretions open to Ireland in the new Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). On 13 September 2023 Matheson submitted a Consultation Paper to the Department of Finance as part of a submission to the MiCA public consultation. |
2023-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: The main object of the meeting was to bring to the attention of the Department of Finance the regulatory regime of the Central Bank of Ireland in relation to E-Money Institutions and Virtual Asset Service Providers up to this point. Of particular relevance were group structures employing dual structures of E-Money Institutions and Virtual Asset Service Provider entities and how this could interrelate with the transitional period under MiCA.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Ian O'Mara and Joe Beashel met with Department of Finance officials on 10 August 2023 in relation to the consultation regarding the national discretions open to Ireland in the new Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). Of particular relevance in that meeting were the discretions under MiCA in relation to the transitional period for Crypto-Asset Service Providers. |