Overwatch Report

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aine Stapleton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Issues related to justice and law reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carole Sullivan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Family law, legal aid, court infrastructure/modernisation, alternative dispute resolution and legal deserts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Carole Sullivan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Andrew Munro', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Adrian O'Higgins", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Suzanne Coogan', 'role': 'Press Adviser (Department of Justice)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Revenue Commissioners Statement of Strategy 2025-2028

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Public consultation on the Aarhus Convention National Implementation Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Enduring Power of Attorney and Decision Support Service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence with members of the new Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 2 more

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Communicating with two TDs in order to table Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality related to the Decision Support Service and the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Finance] Law Society submission on a Dividend Withholding Tax Exemption for Investment Limited Partnerships

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Law Society submission on the General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Law Society submission to the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Housing, and the Department of Finance on Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Paul Hogan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Law Society submission on the efficacy of Irish bail laws

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Law Society submission on the General Scheme of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Law Society technical submission on taxation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Administrative issues surrounding difficulties being experienced by employment law practitioners in using the services of the Workplace Relations Commission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Audrey Cahill', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Main Tax Administration Liaison Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Tom James', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Therese Bourke', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] TALC Direct and Capital Taxes Meetings 1 May 2025 and 26 June 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Tom James', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] TALC Direct and Capital Taxes Meetings 1 May 2025 and 26 June 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] TALC BEPS Sub-Committee Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Enduring Powers of Atttorney

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Discussion with the Department with respect to Law Society educational priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Amii McKeever', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Submission re General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Law Society response to a consultation by the Department of Health on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Irish Prisons

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Don Culliton', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Irish Prison Service)'}

Law Society of Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] TALC BEPs Meeting on 29 April

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (former DPO) (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Legislative reforms and changes to the operation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Martin Mackin (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Noel Byrne', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 3 more

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Defence] Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Kelly', 'role': 'Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's Inward Investment Screening Guidance for Stakeholders and Investors

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Finance] Ireland's Taxation of Share-based Remuneration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Garrett (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs