Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Representations to Sinn Féin in relation to Budget 2019.

Intended results To encourage Government to meet its fiscal commitments as outlined in the National Development Plan. To prioritise investment in the Greater Dublin Area with particular reference to MetroLink, the DART Expansion Programme, BusConnects, housing, and the Eastern Region Water Supply Project. To ensure stable delivery of infrastructure investments by allowing draw-down of funds from the 'Rainy Day Fund' in the event that growth slows below the level required to fund the National Development Plan. To ring-fence unexpected receipts for capital investment. To highlight the challenges facing Ireland's tax competitiveness in relation to the UK ahead of Brexit. To increase the lifetime cap on qualifying gains for Entrepreneur Relief from CGT to €15 million. To reduce the tax on income from share dividends to 30% for entrepreneurs. To introduce an Investor Relief to encourage investment in Irish SMEs. To grant SMEs a higher R&D tax credit rate of 30% and allow an upfront cash claim. To expand access to affordable childcare in Budget 2019 and examine the impact of the tax system on the decision by second earners to return to work. To extend the Special Assignee Relief Programme to overseas recruits for SMEs. To improve the Key Employee Engagement Programme. To prevent taxation of employer-funded professional subscription fees as Benefit-in-Kind.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fergus Sharpe, Senior Public Affairs Executive

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)

A document outlining Dublin Chamber's priorities and preliminary recommendations for Budget 2019 was circulated to DPOs.

Meeting (1)

A meeting was held with representatives of Sinn Féin including a DPO.

Email (6-10)

Emails were exchanged with DPOs in which Dublin Chamber's policies were discussed.

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.

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)