Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Taxation
Period
1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025
Specific Details
To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including the necessity to develop tax-incentivised investment channels to facilitate households to move savings into investments that support infrastructure expansion and green energy projects.
Intended results
To raise awareness of the recommendations of the affiliated Chamber Network regarding Budget 2026.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Ian Talbot; Shane Hughes;
Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?)
No
Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign?
No
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Mass communications
Email All Oireachtas Members
6-10 emails
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Submission (2-5)
https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf , https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/250821-Chambers-Ireland-Submission-to-JCDETE.pdf
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them.
As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.
Ken Spratt
Secretary General (Department of Transport)
David Moloney
Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)
John Hogan
Secretary General (Department of Finance)
Declan Hughes
Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)
Graham Doyle
Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)