Irish Tax Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tax Institute

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meeting of the Business Tax Stakeholder Forum (BTSF). (The minutes of the meeting have been published by the Department of Finance).

Intended results To engage with officials from the Department of Finance on business tax matters to assist in their analysis and development of business tax policy options.

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 20 October 2025.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Virtual Meeting of the BTSF on 7 November 2025 to discuss the Committee Stage Amendment to Section 92 of Finance Bill 2025 in relation to Part 4A TCA 1997 - Pillar Two Rules. Follow up virtual meeting of the BTSF on 12 November 2025 to discuss the Committee Stage Amendment to Section 92 of Finance Bill 2025 in relation to Part 4A TCA 1997 - Pillar Two Rules.

Email (2-5)

Email to the Department of Finance on 5 November 2025 in relation to Committee Stage Amendment to section 92 of Finance Bill 2025 in relation to Part 4A TCA 1997 - Pillar Two Rules. Follow up email to the Department of Finance on 5 November 2025 in relation to the Committee Stage Amendment to Section 92 of Finance Bill 2025 in relation to Part 4A TCA 1997 - Pillar Two Rules.

Letter (1)

Letter to Department of Finance on 2 December 2025 regarding the top EU tax policy priorities and themes for the Irish Presidency of the European Union (EU).

Submission (1)

Submission to the Department of Finance on 19 December 2025 on the Institute’s business tax priority areas for 2026 in response to a request made by the Department at the October BTSF meeting.

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)