American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Lobbying Organisation American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Reform of Ireland’s Taxation Regime for Interest

Intended results Convey AmCham views in relation to consultations from the Business Tax Stakeholder Forum on the reform of Ireland's Taxation Regime for Interest

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Callaghan

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.

Submission (1)

Submission to the Business Tax Stakeholder Forum's consultation on potential proposals for discrete amendments to section 247 and section 249 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA 1997)

Submission (1)

Submission to the Business Tax Stakeholder Forum's consultation on mergers, reconstructions and liquidations and sections 247 and 249 Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA 1997)

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)