Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Proposal for Section 5A to the Finance Act.

Intended results The Society outlined that the proposed policy of taxing loans with reference to jurisdiction of borrower is unusual in an international context and raises a number of technical issues.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Murphy, Director General

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.

Submission (1)

The submission sought to outline that the proposed policy of taxing loans with reference to jurisdiction of borrower is unusual in an international context and raises a number of technical issues. The Society also proposed a number of amendments to definitions within Section 5A

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 Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)