Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Tax legislation discussion at TALC main committee meetings

Intended results To identify pitfalls in certain existing and proposed legislation and to encourage changes to tax legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Garrett

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mark Garrett (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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 (2-5)

Meetings of the Taxes Administration Liaison Main Committee on which three Law Society representatives serve. TALC Main meeting 11 Sept 2024 Joint Main TALC and TALC Direct and Capital Taxes Sub-Committee Finance Bill 2024 Meeting 25 October 2024

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.

Tom James Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)

Jeanette Doonan Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)

Therese Bourke Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)

Brian Boyle Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)