Forvis Mazars (Forvis Mazars )

Lobbying Organisation Forvis Mazars

Date published 18 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Lobbying in relation to suggested amendments to current legislation to mandate Joint Audit in certain circumstances and to lengthen the permissible audit rotation period in the case of Joint Audit.

Intended results To mandate Joint Audit in certain circumstances and to permit an extended audit tenure in Ireland where a company adopts the joint audit model for its European business. This would increase Joint Audits in Ireland and support international businesses to manage the rotation of auditors in a longer timeline, and provide the Boards of, in particular, US companies with greater flexibility in co-ordinating US and European audit teams.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Kennedy, Managing Partner

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Mazars met with Minister of State Robert Troy to outline the role of and the advantages of Joint Audit with a view to amending company law to mandate Joint Audit In Ireland in certain circumstances and to lengthen the audit tenure for Joint Audits as permitted under EU Regulations.

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.

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)