EY

Lobbying Organisation EY

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Letter seeking amendment to s129A TCA 1997 to avoid the application of the law in a manner inconsistent with the legislative intent.

Intended results Amendment to provisions which appear directly contrary to the policy intention of the provision as evidenced by Dail debate and Revenue guidance.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe Bollard (EY)

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)

Letter not addressed to DPO (indirect lobbying). Telephone meeting surrounding the letter also occurred in which EY made it clear that our intention was for the letter to be brought to the attention of DPOs.

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.

John Hogan Secretary General (Department of Finance)

Emma Cunningham Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

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