Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: Various proposals to be taken into account in the drafting of Finance Bill 2026
Methods: Letter
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Finance Bill 2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Cody (Chairman), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: For the E withholding tax proposals to be reconsidered
Methods: MeetingSubmission
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E withholding tax proposal intended to change how relevant contracts tax and professional services withholding tax operates and to introduce new withholding tax obligations for certain online platforms serving the Irish market
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Implementation of pre-action protocol in personal injury and medical negligence civil litigation
Methods: Meeting
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Proposed pre-action protocols in personal injury and medical negligence civil litigation
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: Replace the term 'construction' in the draft legislation with 'development' to better reflect the published policy intention
Methods: Letter
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Section 67 of Finance Bill 2025: reduced rate of VAT on newly built apartments
Politician(s) lobbied: Maureen O'Sullivan (Registrar), The Companies Registration Office
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, seeking engagement with the Companies Registration Office 1) to discuss the request that prescribed forms should only be required for declarations made after the date of the prescribing regulations, and 2) on finalising the related online filing process before it comes into effect.
Methods: Letter
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Sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by Sections 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance
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Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: New legislation so that Ireland will have a vehicle that will make it a popular and internationally competitive jurisdiction for establishing private equity funds
Methods: Meeting
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Potential amendments to 1907 limited partnership act
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and/or the creation of a new hybrid limited partnership vehicle that would compete with Luxembourg and other countries offerings in this sector.
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Implementation of a pre-action protocol in personal injury and medical negligence civil litigation with a view to reducing the time and costs involved.
Methods: Letter
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Proposed pre-action protocols in personal injury and medical negligence civil litigation
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: Introduce related changes in Finance Act 2025
Methods: Letter
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Finance Bill 2025: proposals to improve the participation exemption and introduce a branch exemption; proposal to exempt investment limited partnerships from dividend withholding tax; proposal to introduce zero-VAT rating for customs warehouses; proposal to exclude transfers of foreign shares from stamp duty; proposal to exclude performing loans from CG50 requirements; proposal to introduce protections for taxpayers doing their best to comply; proposals to reduce the consequences of admin errors
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: Introduce related changes in Finance Act 2025
Methods: Letter
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Finance Bill 2025: proposals to improve Ireland's competitiveness for financial services including removing the requirement for CG50s on transfers of performing loans; and revising the Irish tax rules to facilitate investment in Irish real estate by EU pension funds
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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