KPMG

Lobbying Organisation KPMG

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details KPMG made a submission regarding Irish inheritance and gift tax as it applies to dispositions involving agricultural property on which solar panels are installed.

Intended results A change in existing CAT law to increase or remove the limit on the amount of land on which solar panels can be installed before CAT agricultural relief ceases to be available.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul O'Brien

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name IRISH SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION

CRO number (if applicable) 226486

Company address 17 KILDARE STREET DUBLIN 2. DUBLIN 2, DUBLIN, D02P766, IRELAND

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website

Contact email address info@irishsolarenergy.org

Contact phone number +353 46 977 3434

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

A letter dated 12 July 2021 was submitted with respect to the above matter.

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.

Emma Cunningham Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)