Irish ProShare Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish ProShare Association

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details IPSA is a not-for-profit organisation which advocates for employee share ownership. IPSA wrote to Simon Harris, Minister for Finance and Tanaiste on 28 February 2026 on behalf of its members seeking promotion of EOTs in Ireland and providing tax related proposals for the promotion of EOTs in Ireland.

Intended results Recommending tax-related proposals to promote employee ownership trusts (EOTs) and the introduction of legislative changes and Revenue guidance for EOTs following a meeting with Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in October 2025 and the recommendations in the independent report by Indecon for the Department of Finance in October 2024.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity IPSA

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.

Letter (1)

IPSA wrote to Simon Harris, Minister for Finance on 28 February 2026. Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and other officials from the Department of Finance (Linda Walsh, Danielle Carey and Alan Hall) were copied on this correspondence.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Finance)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)