Zurich Life Assurance plc (Zurich Life Assurance)

Lobbying Organisation Zurich Life Assurance plc

Date published 17 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Finance Bill 2016

Intended results The tabling of amendment and raising of matters at Committee Stage and Report Stage

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Hunt

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 (2-5)

Email engagement on 7, 8 and 21 November 2016 in relation to aspects of the Finance Bill 2016, specifically to request the tabling of an amendment to section 13 so as to extend the deadline by which persons over 75 must complete a form to prevent their PRSA being regarded as being a vested PRSA. Separate from the proposed amendment, a number of issues relating to the treatment of PRSA holders aged over 75 were also raised.

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.

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)