Overwatch Report

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Annual Branch Meeting between the Irish Tax Institute and Revenue's Business Division.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Brett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting of Main TALC. (The minutes of this meeting have been published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Email to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) in relation to the process for obtaining PPSNs required to comply with a statutory obligation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Daly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Phone call with Revenue to discuss the administration of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] General meeting between the Institute's Council & Executive Team and Revenue's Board & its Management Committee.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Gerry Harrahill', 'role': 'Commissioner (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} + 2 more

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the sub-group of the TALC BEPS Sub-committee on the implementation of DAC7.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Direct/ Capital Taxes Sub-committee. (The minutes of this meeting have been published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Collections Sub-committee. (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Audit Sub-committee to discuss administrative issues relating to audits and interventions (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Phone call with the Department of Finance in relation to the introduction of a territorial tax system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of Main TALC. (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Annual Branch Meeting between the Irish Tax Institute and Revenue's Large Corporates Division (LCD).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the Business Tax Stakeholder Forum. (The minutes of the meeting have been published by the Department of Finance).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emma Cunningham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Submission to the Minister for Finance regarding tax matters relating to leasing.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Indirect Taxes Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Annual Branch Meeting between the Irish Tax Institute and Revenue's Medium Enterprises Division (MED).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Orla Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Phone call with the Department of Finance in relation to international tax matters.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emma Cunningham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Provided IT Priority list to Main TALC (Tax Administration Liaison Committee) in conjunction with the Irish Tax Institute

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC BEPS Sub-committee to discuss matters relating to the Implementation of Pillar Two.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Pre-Finance Bill 2023 Submission (a copy of the submission is available on the Institute's website).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Addressing specific questions raised by Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath T.D. at the National Economic Dialogue Breakout Session - Sustainable public finances and medium-term growth.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Indirect Taxes Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Collections Sub-committee. (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Audit Sub-committee to discuss administrative issues relating to audits and interventions (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Direct/ Capital Taxes Sub-committee. (The minutes of this meeting have been published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of Main TALC. (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the sub-group of the TALC BEPS Sub-committee on the implementation of DAC7.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Pre-Budget 2024 Submission (a copy of the submission is available on the Institute's website).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathy Herbert (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight on Taxation on Wealth and Assets.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Text message and phone call to special adviser to Minister for Finance to understand a media report about the Minister's intention to make a significant statement on Corporation tax in mid September.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathy Herbert (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

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