Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Grant Thornton attendance (at invite of Minister of Finance) at Department of Finance hosted roundtable discussion for professional services firms re: tax measures currently applying to the indigenous enterprise sector.

Intended results To provide the Minister with the requested feedback (from professional services firms) on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and the suite of tax measures currently applying to the indigenous enterprise sector. The stated theme/ intended result of the roundtable discussion was on how the tax system could better support the indigenous enterprise sector to meet its potential and to embrace the green transition.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Bernard Doherty (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax) and Una Ryan (Grant Thornton Director, Tax) the attendees on behalf of Grant Thornton at the Department of Finance hosted roundtable discussion for professional services firms.

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)

Tuesday 18/07/2023 Department of Finance hosted roundtable discussion for professional services firms re: tax measures currently applying to indigenous enterprise sector. Bernard Doherty (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax) and Una Ryan (Grant Thornton Director, Tax) attendees on behalf of Grant Thornton. Attendance following 11/07/2023 invite received from Minister of Finance Michael McGrath. Understood meeting attended by the Minister, his officials and representatives of professional services firms.

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)