Irish Tax Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tax Institute

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Meeting with the Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath T.D.

Intended results To discuss the Institute's Pre-Budget 2024 and Pre-Finance Bill Submissions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm Browne

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Cathy Herbert (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on 12 July 2023.

Email (1)

Follow up email to special adviser to Minister for Finance on 13 July 2023, following Institute's meeting with the Minister for Finance to discuss our Pre-Budget Submission on 12 July, to provide a summary document of the Institute's recommendations to make the SME tax supports more effective.

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.

Grant Sweetnam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)