A&L Goodbody

Lobbying Organisation A&L Goodbody

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Seeking to ensure implementation of the new powers to prescribe forms of declaration relating to Ss 203-207, Companies Act 2014 (as amended by Ss 16-20, Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024) will take into account potential difficulties for pre-commencement declarations, and ensure the prescribed forms and new filing process facilitate the legal requirements and practical realities of relevant transactions.

Intended results (1) That the forms prescribed are described as for use only in respect of declarations that are made after the date of the prescribing regulations. (2) That the prescribed forms, as well as the entire new filing process, facilitate the legal requirements and practical realities of relevant transactions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elizabeth White, Louise Sharkey and Michelle McLoughlin on behalf of ALG LLP as co-signatories to the PSL Forum letter

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.

Letter (1)

A letter sent by email on 21 October 2025, in which the PSL Forum raised concerns in relation to the new powers (under sections 203-207 of the Companies Act 2014, as amended by sections 16-20 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024) to prescribe forms of declaration to be delivered to the Registrar of Companies for the purposes of each of sections 203-207.

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.

Maureen O'Sullivan Registrar (The Companies Registration Office)