Dermot Byrne & Associates Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Dermot Byrne & Associates Ltd

Date published 05 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details As a Director of the Irish Timber Growers Association I lobbied the Minister for Finance on 18/8/2025 to amend the rules on Taxation of Woodlands.

Intended results To have Retirement Relief allowed in Forestry as allowed in Farming

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dermot Byrne, Director of the Irish Timber Growers Association

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.

Letter (1)

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.

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)