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Lobbying returns
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To highlight the negative impacts of any further increase in betting duty, including shop closures, job losses, growth in black-market activity, and increased financial burden from rising operational and regulatory costs.
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2025-09-18
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
To highlight the potential negative impacts of any further increase in betting duty, including shop closures, job losses, growth in black-market activity, and increased financial burden from rising operational and regulatory costs. The IBA requested that no decision be made…
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2025-05-20
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
To highlight the potential negative impacts of any further increase in betting duty, including shop closures, job losses, growth in black-market activity, and increased financial burden from rising operational and regulatory costs. The IBA requested that no decision be made…
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2025-01-21
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
To provide information in relation to the impact of increasing the betting duty rate.
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2023-09-20
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
To demonstrate how the doubling of betting duty since 2019 has had a profound negative effect on licensed betting shops and to urge the Government to consider a sustainable tax for the overall betting sector.
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2023-01-20
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
Inform Minister of our position in relation to the Tax Strategy Group Papers
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2022-09-20
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
To highlight how the Retail bookmaking sector like many other high street retail businesses’ is now facing its greatest challenge for long term survival
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2022-01-20
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
To outline the severe effect that the 100% increase in betting tax has already had for retail operators, along with the ongoing effect of Covid-19 on retail performance in advance of the budget.
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2021-09-16
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
Continued supports for retail operators and a revised betting tax to save businesses and jobs
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2021-01-15
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
Review of betting tax to a more suitable and equitable method
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2020-01-07
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
That the tax rate is amended to provide a fair tax that will protect jobs and smaller operators while taxing the operators with the highest revenues and profits more.
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2019-09-12
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
Attempt to get the 100% increase in betting tax reversed, so that a fairer tax mechanism could be introduced, which would collect more tax for the exchequer than the proposed 100% increase would have achieved and would save thousands of jobs as a result of this change to the…
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2019-01-21
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
Attempt to get the 100% increase in betting tax reversed, so that a fairer tax mechanism could be introduced, which would collect more tax for the exchequer than the proposed 100% increase would have achieved and would save thousands of jobs as a result of this change to the…
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2018-01-02
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
To highlight how betting operators are already paying a premium tax not paid by any other business, and the detrimental effect any increase on this tax will have on jobs and taxation provided by the betting sector.
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.
Register of Lobbying2017-09-25
Lobbying return by Irish Bookmakers Association
Taxation
Intended results
Prevent any increase in current betting duty rate
Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form
Published name "Irish Bookmakers Association" has no legal form. "IRISH BOOKMAKERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 406253) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.