Overwatch Report

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Letter to Tánaiste and Minister for Finance on the Revised General Scheme of the Finance (Tax Appeals and Fiscal Responsibility) Bill 2025, including the Institute's submission to the public consultation by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on the Tax Appeals Bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Finance)'}

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] Joint Meeting of Main TALC and TALC Direct/ Capital Taxes Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting have been published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC BEPS Implementation Sub-committee. (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)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting between the President of the Irish Tax Institute and the Revenue Chairman.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Hanlon', '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': '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)'} {'name': 'Emily Swift', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting with the Collector General's Division in relation to the operation of ROS Business Systems.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Collections Sub-committee. (The minutes of this meeting have been 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 BEPS Implementation Sub-committee. (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)'}

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 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] Meeting of the TALC Direct/ Capital Taxes Sub-committee. (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom James', '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 Enterprise Division (MED).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Audit Sub-committee (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)'}

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': '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] Meeting with the Department of Finance to discuss the Institute's tax policy priorities and recommendations for 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Annual Branch Meeting between the Irish Tax Institute and Revenue’s Collector General’s Division.

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 Business Tax Stakeholder Forum (BTSF). (The minutes of the meeting have been published by the Department of Finance).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting with the Department of Finance to discuss the Institute's recommendations on the Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to discuss the Institute's tax policy priorities for Budget 2026/ Finance Bill 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

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

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to the Department of Finance to provide feedback on the Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Letter to Revenue in relation to the first filing deadline for Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Orla Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting with the Department of Finance to discuss the Institute's recommendations on the Part 16 TCA 1997 reliefs and Revised Entrepreneur Relief.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

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