KPMG

Lobbying Organisation KPMG

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016, as released

Intended results To ensure that the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 provisions conform to the EU requirements set out in the EU Accounting Directive (Directive 13/34/EU)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mike Hayes

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.

Phone call (1)

Telephone call with Jim McGrath in advance of a meeting scheduled for 11 November 2016

Meeting (1)

Meeting with DJEI and Department of Finance officials to discuss the provisions of the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016, as released, in the context of Ireland's requirements under the EU Directive (Directive 13/34/EU)

Letter (2-5)

Written submissions made to the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation in advance of the 11 November meeting and following the 11 November 2016 meeting to set the context for the discussions and to outline in further detail the technical matters addressed at the meeting

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.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Breda Power Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Jim McGrath Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)