Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To promote Ireland's competitiveness and ensure changes are aligned with business needs. Present highlights of CAI Pre-Budget submission, including various proposals (increased tax thresholds and bands, professional subs treatment re: benefit-in-kind, taxation of investments, and other matters)
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27/8/2026 Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) meeting with Department of Finance (DOF) re: CAI Budget 2027 submission (in DOF Upper Merrion Street Office). Sarah Meredith and Peter Vale Grant Thornton Partners present representing CAI. Gearoid O’Sullivan, Crona Clohisey and Rosemary Keogh also present representing CAI. DOF representatives include Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister for Finance) and Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary General) along with other DOF representatives.
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Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To help ensure Ireland remains a competitive jurisdiction from a tax perspective.
Methods: Meeting
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27th August 2025 meeting in Dept of Finance building. Attended by Paschal Donohoe, (Minister for Finance) and Clare Costello (Dept of Finance). Crona Clohisey, Gearoid O'Sullivan, Enda Faughnan and Sarah Meredith the CCABI representatives. Discussion was around potential tax measures for Budget 2026, including participation exemption, simplification of the tax code and global mobility / employee related measures.
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To support Ireland being a competitive jurisdiction from a tax perspective.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum 28/03/2025. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-finance/publications/business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting presentation slides and minutes for 28/03/2025 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Meeting chaired by Sinead Ryan (Department of Finance). Sarah Meredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI.
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To support Ireland being a competitive jurisdiction from a tax perspective.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum 18/10/2024. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/7abf9-business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting presentation slides and minutes for18/10/2024 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Meeting chaired by Sinead Ryan (Department of Finance). SarahMeredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI.
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Forde (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To obtain clarifications re: transposition of CSRD into Irish law.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Virtual Meeting
2/8/2024 virtual meeting with DETE officials. CSRD transposition clarifications sought included scope of ineligible entities definition, applicability of subsidiary exemption, and transitional provisions. Grant Thornton attendees included partners noted in this return plus Joane Dickonson (Head of Sustainability Technical, Director Corporate Audit). DETE attendees included Assistant Secretary noted in this return plus Conor Verdon (Principal Officer) and Orla O'Brien (Assistant Principal).
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Costello (Head of Finance), Department of Finance
Intent: To support Ireland being a competitive jurisdiction from a tax perspective.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Event / Reception
Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum 12/04/2024. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/7abf9-business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting minutes for 12/04/2024 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Meeting chaired by Clare Costello (Acting Head of Tax for the Department of Finance). Sarah Meredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI (attended as guest of ACA).
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: For the Departments of Finance and Housing to better understand significant consequences of areas of the (Residential Zoned Land Tax related) legislation (Finance Act 2021) as it currently stands.
Methods: Submission
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Submission
6/09/2023 submission letters (2) to Tax Policy Division (Department of Finance) and to Minister's Office, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage re: Residential Zoned Land Tax (content of letters identical). Submissions specified potential unintended consequences (potential reduction not increase of housing supply) with proposals to help assist delivering the stated aims of Government policy (proposed changes to TCA 1997 and relevant Revenue guidance, etc.).
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To provide the Minister with the requested feedback (from professional services firms) on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and the suite of tax measures currently applying to the indigenous enterprise sector. The stated theme/ intended result of the roundtable discussion was on how the tax system could better support the indigenous enterprise sector to meet its potential and to embrace the green transition.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Tuesday 18/07/2023 Department of Finance hosted roundtable discussion for professional services firms re: tax measures currently applying to indigenous enterprise sector. Bernard Doherty (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax) and Una Ryan (Grant Thornton Director, Tax) attendees on behalf of Grant Thornton. Attendance following 11/07/2023 invite received from Minister of Finance Michael McGrath. Understood meeting attended by the Minister, his officials and representatives of professional services firms.
