Overwatch Report

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment Driving Decarbonisation - SMEs and Micros working group.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Sinn Fein spokesperson on Children, Equality and Disability.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Submission outlining Chartered Accountants Ireland’s policy priorities for the next Programme for Government.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Trade] Letter inviting Minister to deliver closing remarks at an event launching a policy paper on Ireland’s FDI model.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Email enquiring on the timeline for the promised FAQs on the transposition of the CSRD.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Letter regarding the transposition of the CSRD into Irish law and our concerns that there are still some provisions in S.I. 336 and S.I. 498 of 2024 that require clarification.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] The Institute attended the Fianna Fáil Enterprise Round Table to discuss business taxes and general business environment. The need to introduce a territorial system for taxation was raised as were measures to enhance housing supply.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Invitation to address Annual Dinner 2024 event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Environment] An open letter from Chartered Accountants Ireland urging the Irish Government to continue to show global leadership and take decisive action to help put the world back on track to meet our climate goals, as Ireland prepared its National Statement for delivery to the 78th United Nations General Assembly in September 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Expression of interest in participating in the Sustainable Development Goals National Stakeholder Forum Committee 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] The TD contacted Chartered Accountants Ireland to assist with an issue regarding a form that was issued by the Department of Social Protection (DSP).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] General Scheme of the Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Invited Joe Howley, Collector General to speak at conference run by Chartered Accountants Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Customs & Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] The purpose of the event is to showcase support of Chartered Accountants Ireland (and Institute of Bankers) for the Department’s Ireland for Finance strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael D’Arcy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Invite Taoiseach to support changes to institute syllabus (which was declined)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission to the Company Law Review Group following a letter from the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to the Company Law Review Group with regard to potential amendments to the governance and regulation of receivers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission to the Department of Finance regarding the technical issues with the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] The impact of Brexit on the approval and recognition of auditors

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017- proposed regulatory model

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Limited Liability Partnership (‘LLP’) legislation for businesses operating in the accounting profession

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Access to the new Irish Auditing Framework for firms and educators

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Legal recognition of the term ‘Accountant’

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Matters impacting primarily on companies in the SME sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] meeting with Martin Fraser, Secretary General at the Taoiseach’s Office to discuss the possibility of Irish Government through its overseas Embassys assist Chartered Accountants Ireland engage with its growing diaspora of members and promote international trade on the island of Ireland;

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Follow up Discussion Paper on the Credentials of Chartered Accountants Ireland as Promoters of International Trade e-mailed to Martin Fraser

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Minister Paschal Donohoe Lunch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Discussion of Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 and requirement to disclose directors remuneration in small company financial statements

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Discussion of Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 and requirement to disclose directors remuneration in small company financial statements

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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