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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
2024-05-07
Politician(s) lobbied: John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: That the Dept of Finance give consideration to equalising the treatment through tax credits.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The letter brought attention to the differences between current pension arrangments and proposed auto-enrolment ('AE') structure in respect of incentives for contributions and tax treatment of drawdown. The Society raised the possibility that this may generate the need for advice and undermine the AE initiative |
2024-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To offer assistance and to highlight those areas of the legislation where we consider particular attention is needed.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We sent a letter to Tim Duggan - the Assistant Secretary General at the Dept. of Social protection - on 17th Nov 2023 outlining our willingness to provide input to assist in the development of key areas of the auto-enrolment framework if it would be useful. We highlighted key areas where we consider particular care is needed. |
2024-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Provide factual analysis to Minister of Higher Education
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We contacted Ministers with a copy of our draft report on gender differentials in Leaving Certificate Higher-level Mathematics results and invited him to a webinar on this topic on 29th November |
2024-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Minister to update our members on government policies/developments relevant to our members.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill gave the keynote speech at our annual convention. |
2023-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Provide factual analysis to Minister
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | At the request of the Minister of State at the Dept of Finance we provided (on 30th May 2023) some details of our analysis of gender differentials in Leaving Certificate Higher-level Mathematics results. We wrote to her again on 29th June 2023 |
| — | responding to some questions from her on the previous correspondence. |
2023-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Provide factual analysis to Minister.The Society produced a report (https://web.actuaries.ie/news/23/04/paper-right-be-forgotten-framework-cancer-survivors) analysing the potential impacts of the “Right to be Forgotten for Cancer Framework” on the availability and price of life insurance. At the request of the Minister of State we met with her to discuss our findings.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Right to be Forgotten for Cancer Framework |
2023-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: Consideration of the proposed approach and, if considered appropriate, implementation
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Drawing the attention of the Department to a paper by Colm Fagan |
| — | a former President of the Society |
| — | proposing an investment approach for the automatic enrolment pensions system based on high levels of equity investment with a smoothing mechanism to address the volatility |
| — | and recommending that the Department undertake a detailed technical analysis of the proposed approach |
2022-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: Ministerial consent to proposed amendments to this guidance
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Actuarial Standard of Practice ASP PEN-4: Funding Proposals and Actuarial Statements (where a Funding Proposal is in place) under the Pensions Act 1990 |
2022-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Address uncertainly around the approach to the awards of damages in personal injury cases
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Minister for Justice on Personal Injury Claims |
2022-05-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Martin Fraser (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Gary Tobin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Emma Cunningham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Paul Ryan (Director), Department of Finance; John McCarthy (Chief Economist), Department of Finance; Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Colm O'Reardon (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Finance; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Tony Holohan (Chief Medical Officer), Department of Health; Orlaigh Quinn (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Mark Griffin (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To have representatives from Govt Departments attend the event
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to the Society of Actuaries in Ireland's President's Conference on 'Megatrends: shaping our future' |
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