Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 19 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies – Ireland (CCABI) committee of Associated Chartered Accountants (ACA) discussion of CCABI pre-Budget 2024 document and submission with Minister McGrath and Department of Finance officials (Deirdre Donaghy and Sinead Ryan) (12/07/2023 meeting).

Intended results Amendment of tax legislation or new provisions based on matters outlined in the submission.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Members of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies – Ireland (CCABI) committee of Associated Chartered Accountants (ACA), primarily Crona Brady CCABI. Meeting attended by other CCABI committee members Sarah Meredith (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax) and Barry Dempsey (CEO of ACA). Sarah Meredith attended in her capacity as committee member (not on behalf of Grant Thornton or a client of Grant Thornton).

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

12/07/2023 meeting with Minister of Finance Michael McGrath and officials (Deirdre Donaghy & Sinead Ryan, not on DPO list) in Department of Finance offices re: CCABI pre-Budget 2024 document and submission. Finalized submission to appear on ACA/CCABI website at http://www.ccab-i.ie/submissions.html. Report made by Grant Thornton due to involvement of Sarah Meredith (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax) in capacity as CCABI committee member (not on behalf of Grant Thornton or a client of Grant Thornton).

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)