Overwatch Report

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)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and DJEI officials

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Companies Registration Office (CRO): CRO Combined Fora meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maureen O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Registrar of Companies (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission on General Scheme of Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission on General Scheme of Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission on General Scheme of Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Company law issues: Transposition of EU Accounting Directive – timing; impact of delay in transposing the legislation on small and micro companies; implications of the delay in transposition on the use of FRC financial reporting standards in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Companies Act 2014 – proposing amendments to six provisions of the Act, relating to the preparation of statutory financial statements, which are causing difficulty in practice - prior year comparatives; prescription of body for the purposes of the definition of ‘accounting standards’; directors’ remuneration – gains on exercise of share options; obligation to disclose information about directors’ benefits; obligation to disclose amount of staff costs capitalis

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Companies Act 2014 – relief from 20 partner limit. Change in wording of the relief in section 1435 compared with the previous Companies Acts presenting difficulties for large, multi-disciplinary accounting firms.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Ireland’s transposition of the EU Audit Reforms

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Ireland’s transposition of the EU Audit Reforms

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] S.I. NO. 312 of 2016 – transposing the EU Audit Reforms

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting convened by Department of Social Protection to consult on the proposed terms of reference for accountants under the Scheme of Aid and Advice for Borrowers in Home Mortgage Arrears.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Lorcan O'Connor", 'role': 'Director (The Insolvency Service of Ireland)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Submission to DJEI on the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Breda Power', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Telephone conversation and email exchange on requirements in company law for the disclosure of directors’ remuneration in abridged financial statements. Culminated in the submission of a parliamentary question.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Telephone conversation and email exchange on requirements in company law for the disclosure of directors’ remuneration in abridged financial statements. Culminated in the submission of a parliamentary question.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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