Irish Tax Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tax Institute

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meeting of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum.

Intended results To discuss and examine the costs involved in relation to Professional Services Insurance.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anne Gunnell

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting on 22 September 2025. Further meeting of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 17 November 2025 to discuss the theme of Regulation and Planning: Regulatory Burden and Infrastructural Delivery. Further meeting of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on 15 December 2025 to discuss the theme of Water Services.

Submission (1)

Submission to CoBAF on 1 September 2025 with feedback on the theme of Professional Services Insurance Costs.

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.

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Declan Hughes Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Gary Tobin Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)