PricewaterhouseCoopers

Lobbying Organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) requested our assistance in approaching the Department of Finance to outlined their proposals to establish a Strategic Development Fund and the tax considerations related to same in the context of Section 235 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 - Bodies established for promotion of athletic or amateur games or sports and Section 847A Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 - Donations to certain sports bodies

Intended results A change in Finance Bill 2023 to section 235 and section 847A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to facilitate the establishment and operation of a Strategic Development Fund by approved sporting bodies

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Callaghan

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 GAA

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Páirc an Chrócaigh, Dublin 3

Main business or activity Sports

Company website

Contact email address ger.mulryan@gaa.ie

Contact phone number +353 (0) 1 819 2312

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

I letter to Pascal Donohoe arrange a meeting

Meeting (1)

Joe Cullen, Patrick Brennan and Liam Smith, DOF

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)