FleishmanHillard, Ireland

Lobbying Organisation FleishmanHillard, Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details The government's IFS2020 Strategy

Intended results To meet the minister for the first time and to get a better understanding of the IFS2020 Strategy and any impacts it may have.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Moriarty

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 GRANT THORNTON LIMITED

CRO number (if applicable) 496705

Company address 24/26 CITY QUAY DUBLIN 2

Main business or activity Finance

Company website www.grantthornton.ie

Contact email address roisin.grant@ie.gt.com

Contact phone number 00353 1 680 5805

Contact address As Above.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Aim of emails was to seek and secure an introductory meeting with Minister Harris.

Meeting (1)

Sheila Duignan and Nimah Meenan (both partners in Financial Services at Grant Thornton) met Minister Simon Harris to brief the minister on Grant Thornton’s position and strategy re the IFS sector. Ireland as a key player in IFS and the development potential for Ireland from the IFS2020 Strategy were also discussed.

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.

Simon Harris Minister of State (Department of Finance)