Overwatch Report

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Letter to Minister Dara Calleary calling for delay to launch of pensions auto enrolment to 1 January 2026.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Revenue requested feedback on their Statement of Strategy 2025-2028.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies – Statement on Internal Control.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Email enquiring about timeframe for commencement of audit exemption provision.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Registrar (The Companies Registration Office)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Requesting if the Registrar could inform us how many companies have more than 1,000 employees.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Registrar (The Companies Registration Office)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Discussion on introduction of Protection of Title: Accountant Bill 2025. Discussion on tax simplification and digitalisation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Attended the December Cost of Business Advisory Forum convened by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Communication on Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Daniel Griffin', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Attended the September Cost of Business Advisory Forum convened by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Attended the November Cost of Business Advisory Forum convened by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Responded to the Department of Finance consultation on the Ireland for Finance Strategy 2026-2030.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Response to Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment consultation on Right to Request Remote Work legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Communicated issues raised by Chartered Accountants Ireland members following the launch of the My Future Fund portal.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Attended stakeholder forum at Department of the Taoiseach hosted by Minister for European Affairs ahead of Ireland’s EU Presidency.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Hosted Sean Fleming TD for member roundtable to get update on revised National Development Plan and share member perspectives.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Responded to government consultation on review of employment permit occupations lists.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Childcare policy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Childcare policy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Critical Skills Employment Permits (CSEP) / Stamp 4 residency permissions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'David Gilbride', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Pensions Auto Enrolment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Pensions Auto Enrolment.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Engaging with Minister McGrath's officials re invitation to address Annual Dinner 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Response to public consultation on Climate Action Plan 2024.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Speaking at the Government’s 5th National Climate Stakeholder Forum (NCFS).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Sending letters of congratulations to Taoiseach and to new Ministerial appointments among our membership

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Reduction in the lower rate of Employers’ PRSI to counteract the cost of auto-enrolment for employers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Queries on S.I. 336/2024 regarding the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into Irish Law.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on Pre-Budget Submission and findings of our survey of small businesses.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Attendance at Enterprise Roundtable with Minister for Finance and Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Email to request a meeting to discuss the landscape of the sustainability agenda in the next parliament and specifically how greater buy-in for green policies and polices related to climate justice and a Just Transition can be meaningfully secured from businesses.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

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