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2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To draw attention to the perceived issues with the Irish regulations in transposing the CSRD
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Joint submission dated 25 October 2024 by William Fry LLP |
| — | Arthur Cox LLP |
| — | McCann Fitzgerald LLP |
| — | Matheson LLP and A&L Goodbody LLP to the Department of Enterprise |
| — | Trade and Employment on the The European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 which transpose the CSRD into Irish law. This group identified issues with the transposition which they wanted to bring to the DETE's attention. It was a follow up to an initial submission made by the same group on 26 August 2024. |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Maureen O’Sullivan (Registrar of Companies), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Requesting that if the new powers of the Registrar (under Sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by Sections 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024) to prescribe the forms of declaration for the purposes of each of Sections 203-207 are to be exercised, consideration could be given to prescribing those forms for use only in respect of declarations that are made after the date of the prescribing regulations
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Joint submission with Arthur Cox LLP |
| — | Matheson LLP |
| — | A&L Goodbody LLP |
| — | Byrne Wallace |
| — | Evershelds Sutherland LLP |
| — | Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP |
| — | Mason Hayes and Curran LLP |
| — | Walkers LLP and McCann Fitzgerald LLP on Sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014 as amended by Sections 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance |
| — | Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024. |
2024-09-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Consideration by the DETE of the points made in the submission with the objective that either (a) clarifying guidance is issued and / or (b) the Regulations are amended.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Joint submission with Arthur Cox LLP |
| — | Matheson LLP |
| — | A&LGoodbody LLP and McCann Fitzgerald LLP on SI336/2024 The European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 commenced on 6 July 2024. Issues have arisen around the interpretation of certain provisions and how they are intended to operate in practice. The submission's objective is to set out these issues and engage in a dialogue with the Department to achieve clarity on areas of particular concern. |
2024-01-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice
Intent: Repeal of section 32 of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Execution in counterparts)
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Raising concerns concerning |
| — | and suggesting the repeal of |
| — | Section 32 of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Execution in Counterparts). The lobbying took the form of a letter (jointly submitted on behalf of 9 law firms including William Fry) and was not carried out on behalf of a client. |
2020-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: John O'Callaghan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice and Equality
Intent: To delay the commencement of Section 32 (Execution in Counterparts) of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 pending a review of its implications.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to the Department of Justice and Equality regarding section 32 (Execution in Counterparts) of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 |
2020-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: Clarification on the drafting of regulations under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 |
2019-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: Clarification of provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 |
2018-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Charles Flanagan (Minister), Department of Justice and Equality
Intent: The proposal explores the opportunity to further develop Ireland as a market for international legal services and discusses the actions and investment required to maximise such opportunities and to deal with the growing needs of the Irish economy in any event.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Proposal to the Minister for Justice by the Bar Council of Ireland |
| — | the Law Society of Ireland |
| — | Dublin Solicitors Bar Association |
| — | A&L Goodbody and other Irish law firms regarding opportunities to further develop Ireland as a market for the provision of international legal services in a post-Brexit environment |
2018-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Derek Moran (Secretary General), Department of Finance
Intent: The making of ministerial orders pursuant to (a) Companies Act 2014, sections 1408 (2) and 1412 (2) and (b) Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles Act 2015 sections 145(2) and 149 (2)
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Irish Funds submission in response to a request from Department of Finance |
| — | co-signed by William Fry and certain other member firms of Irish Funds regarding the making of ministerial orders pursuant to (a) Companies Act 2014 |
| — | sections 1408(2) and 1412(2) and (b) Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 sections 145(2) and 149(2) |
2017-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Denis Naughten (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Seán Kyne (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: an alternative solution to the implementation of the PRI scheme and to peruade the Department of Communications, climate action and enviroment to consider an alternative to the appointment of a single operator.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Introduction of a Producer Responsibility Initiative for waste tyres in ireland (the 'PRI Scheme') |