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2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: To highlight the important role Aon plays in the risk management landscape and the competitiveness challenges facing the industry.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on Aon’s presence in Ireland |
| — | outline the company’s role in managing risk and insurance for clients |
| — | and the importance of enhancing competitiveness within and beyond the insurance sector. |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Jack O’Donnell (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To ensure a competitive environment in which companies can operate.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Update on Aon’s presence in Ireland |
| — | the evolving global environment for businesses and the importance of enhancing Ireland’s overall competitiveness amid the implementation of OECD Pillar Two arrangements. |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Adoption of later commencement date as originally intended
Methods: Email, Phone call, Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Implementation of Pillar 2 transition arrangements relating to minimum corporate tax rate |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: There is a need to find some way to reverse the view and fact that international businesses find Ireland a difficult place to operate, especially in the (re)insurance/captive sector as this is clearly not in keeping with the government ambition for international financial services.:: There is a need to have a more explicit communications strategy to improve Ireland’s image and align CBI’s operations with public policy objectives, including the “Ireland for Finance Plan”.:: Unified efforts are needed from the government, industry, and the regulator to promote Ireland as a center of excellence for international financial services and risk capital.:: As envisaged in the government’s explicit strategy must come from the government, industry and regulator working in a unified and appropriately coherent and consistent way.
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussed the challenges of doing business in Ireland |
| — | particularly in the (re)insurance / captive sector due to the stance of the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and more onerous regulatory environment compared with other jurisdictions. |