Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Representating tax practitioners from various bodies as part of the Department of Finance Pilot Business Tax Stakeholder Forum.

Intended results To ensure Ireland remains an attractive jurisdiction from a tax perspective as international tax changes are legislated for.

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

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 Pilot Business Tax Stakeholder Forum on the 29/03/2023. Details of Forum available at https://www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/7abf9-business-tax-stakeholder-forum/. Forum meeting minutes for the 29/03/2023 event available at same location on Irish Government public website, including list of attendees. Sarah Meredith (Partner, Grant Thornton) attended as a representative of CCABI (attended as guest of ACA).

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.

Emma Cunningham Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)