PricewaterhouseCoopers

Lobbying Organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details This meeting was following up on the consultation process around Betting Tax.

Intended results A continuation of the existing betting tax regime

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Feargal O'Rourke

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 PADDY POWER BETFAIR PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

CRO number (if applicable) 16956

Company address POWER TOWER, BELFIELD OFFICE PARK, BEECH HILL ROAD, CLONSKEAGH, DUBLIN 4.

Main business or activity Betting

Company website www.paddypowerbetfair.com

Contact email address communications@paddypowerbetfair.com

Contact phone number 1800 238 888

Contact address POWER TOWER, BELFIELD OFFICE PARK, BEECH HILL ROAD, CLONSKEAGH, DUBLIN 4.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Department of Finance officials, Derek Moran and Gerry Kenny with PwC and Paddy Power BetFair.

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.

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)