Irish SME Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish SME Association

Date published 04 Aug, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details ISME Pre Budget Submission 2027

Intended results To ensure that Budget 2027 includes tax measures which will scale the indigenous enterprise sector, consistent with recommendations from the ESRI and Central Bank

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity CEO Neil McDonnell

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.

Email (11-20)

Letter (6-10)

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.

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh Policy and Programme for Government Coordinator for Independents (Department of the Taoiseach)

Laura Mannion Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Clare Mungovan Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Declan Hughes Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Kieran McQuinn Special Advisor to the Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Shane Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Edward Timmins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ryan O'Meara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Conor Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

George Lawlor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McCormack TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ollie Crowe Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Conor Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Linda Nelson Murray Senator (Seanad)

Clare Costello Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Sinead Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

John Hogan Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Ian Power Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Boxer Moran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Marian Harkin Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Transport)

John McCarthy Chief Economist (Department of Finance)