Irish Tax Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tax Institute

Date published 17 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Meeting of the Business Tax Stakeholder Forum (BTSF) subgroup to discuss proposal for a Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) exemption for Investment Limited Partnerships (ILPs).

Intended results To discuss the Institute's recommendations outlined in its submission on a proposal for an DWT exemption for ILPs.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anne Gunnell

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on 26 June 2025.

Submission (2-5)

Submission to the Department of Finance on 16 June 2025 in response to its proposal paper on a DWT exemption for ILPs. Further submission to the Department of Finance on 1 August 2025 on its proposal for a DWT exemption for ILPs.

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.

Sinead Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)