Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 15 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Representing tax practitioners from various bodies as part of the Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum (October 2024). Re: participation exemption and other international tax developments.

Intended results To support Ireland being a competitive jurisdiction from a tax perspective.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Meredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) - as representative of CCABI

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum 18/10/2024. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/7abf9- business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting presentation slides and minutes for 18/10/2024 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Meeting chaired by Sinead Ryan (Department of Finance). Sarah Meredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI.

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.

Sinead Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)