Irish Tax Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tax Institute

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Meeting of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum (CoBAF).

Intended results To discuss and examine the costs involved in relation to Professional Services Legal Costs.

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 (2-5)

Meeting on 21 January 2026. Further meetings of the CoBAF on 18 February and 25 March to discuss the theme of Reporting and Compliance (including Revenue) and the theme of Banking, Payments and Financial Services. Final meeting of the CoBAF on 22 April to discuss feedback, specifically recommendations, for the final report. Meeting with the Secretariat of the CoBAF on 28 April to discuss the final report, in particular Chapter 6 on Regulation & Tax Administration.

Submission (2-5)

Submission to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 4 February with feedback on the theme of Reporting and Compliance (including Revenue). Submission to Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 3 April with feedback on Chapter of the draft report of Regulatory Compliance and Tax Administration. Submission to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 15 April with feedback on the draft recommendations for the final report.

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.

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

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Niamh Smyth Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Gary Tobin Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)