Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Finance Act - Budget 2023

Intended results Changes to Budgetary matters within the residential and commercial property market and Sustainability initiatives.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Edward McAuley

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.

Letter (1)

The submission explored three areas that SCSI believe requires the most significant attention for consideration. These are; 1. Supply of housing to meet current and projected demand 2. Commercial property tax treatment and building transparency around land usage, and 3. Supporting construction products circularity and renovation of vacant units

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)