Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Residential Zoned Land Tax

Intended results For the Departments of Finance and Housing to better understand significant consequences of areas of the (Residential Zoned Land Tax related) legislation (Finance Act 2021) as it currently stands.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Bernard Doherty (Grant Thornton Partner, Tax. Director of Grant Thornton Financial and Taxation Consultants Limited)

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name FLYNN & O'FLAHERTY CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED COMPANY

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 21 PEMBROKE ROAD DUBLIN 4 BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN, D04K225, IRELAND

Main business or activity

Company website http://flynnoflaherty.ie/

Contact email address info@fofdub.ie

Contact phone number

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (2-5)

6/09/2023 submission letters (2) to Tax Policy Division (Department of Finance) and to Minister's Office, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage re: Residential Zoned Land Tax (content of letters identical). Submissions specified potential unintended consequences (potential reduction not increase of housing supply) with proposals to help assist delivering the stated aims of Government policy (proposed changes to TCA 1997 and relevant Revenue guidance, etc.).

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.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)