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2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Meeting held with Minister Richmond and Minister Ossian Symth and officials to discuss pilot digital credentials within financial services.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Digital Credentials |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Meeting sought to include insurance as a pilot scheme for digital credentials.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Digital Credentials |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to bring investments within the auto enrolment scheme within the definition of 'excluded premiums' to align with the tax treatment of occupational pension schemes.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The tax treatment of the 1% insurance levy within the Auto Enrolment scheme. |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Meeting sought to include insurance as a pilot scheme for digital credentials.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Digital Credentials |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Change of legislation to allow for employers to have option to 'opt-in' employees into their own occupational pension schemes. Changes to improve the pensions gender gap. Regulatory alignment with occupational pension schemes
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 - concerns raised on gender implications |
| — | impact to occupational pensions schemes and lack of regulation by the CBI and Pensions Authority. Also the failure to implement the recommendations from the Oireachtas committee report on Auto Enrolment. |
2024-01-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Proper regulation of auto enrolment scheme and alignment with occupational pension schemes.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The introduction of Auto Enrolment and impact to occupational pension schemes |
2023-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Re-consideration of the implementation of auto enrolment, implementation of the gender proposals within the Oireachtas Committee Report on Auto Enrolment. Sustainable Finance - information exchange.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion on Auto Enrolment and Sustainable Finance. |
2023-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Flanagan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paddy Burke (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Changes to the scheme for better outcomes for women, cost benefit analysis of the scheme and alignment with occupational pensions schemes.
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | New auto enrolment scheme for the introduction of mandatory pensions |
2023-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Flanagan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paddy Burke (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Changes to the scheme for better outcomes for women, cost benefit analysis of the scheme and alignment with occupational pensions schemes.
Methods: Meeting, Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | New auto enrolment scheme for the introduction of mandatory pensions |
2023-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Lowry (Chief Information Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Set up task force to explore options to implement a standardised digital identity to be used in Ireland in both public and private sector.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion on the introduction of a national digital identify. |