The Chartered Governance Institute - Republic of Ireland Region (formerly Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators)

Lobbying Organisation The Chartered Governance Institute - Republic of Ireland Region (formerly Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators)

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Suggested improvements to CRO IT systems & Annual Return filing procedures, Central Register of Beneficial Ownership: proposal that Registrar should have enforcement measures for non-compliance, public register should mirror company's register, extend exemption to disclose residential address for directors who received this exemption, propose that parent co. be inserted on subsidiary register, not the board, exclude PPSNs, facilitate upoading electronically, no criminal liability for presenters

Intended results Improve the Companies Registration Office IT systems for public submission of documentation Reduce administration regarding the filing of ultimate beneficial ownership information to include the facilitating of electronic upload of information Remove requirement for directors who have an exemption from disclosing their residential address to provide a residential address for the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership Remove the requirement to provide PPSNs to the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership Remove criminal liability for presenters where incorrect information is provided to the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Burns, Business Development Manager, ICSA: The Governance Institute in Ireland

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.

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Breda Power Assistant Secretary (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)