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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Paschal Donohoe

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Dublin Central
Membership
2024-11-29 → 2025-11-21
Office
Minister for Finance (2025-01-23 → 2025-11-18)

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Retailers Against Smuggling

Finance
Intended results

To highlight how excise increases will fuel the return of ‘ant smuggling’ as post pandemic international travel resumes and call for no further increases in excise duty on tobacco products. To call for an introduction of attachment orders to support the Fines Act 2010 and…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Retailers Against Smuggling

Finance
Intended results

To highlight how excise increases will fuel the return of ‘ant smuggling’ as post pandemic international travel resumes and call for no further increases in excise duty on tobacco products. To call for an introduction of attachment orders to support the Fines Act 2010 and…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Google Ireland Limited

Finance
Intended results

To share Google's perspectives on international and EU tax developments and outline Google's continued support for engagement in the OECD process

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Google Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 368047) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Finance
Intended results

To ensure the economic and social issues facing unemployed people were raised at NED. In particular to ensure that the NED's theme of ‘Building a Sustainable Recovery’ encompassed unemployed people's challenges and ambitions.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Finance
Intended results

Secure commitment to change legislation to allow the write off of bad debts on excise.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Finance
Intended results

Ensure understanding of industry perspectives regarding current excise rates on alcohol in general::Ensure understanding of industry perspectives on the expanding excise relief for craft cider producers

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Finance
Intended results

Ensure awareness of Financial Services Ireland's submission on Solvency II acknowledging importance for the insurance industry in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

Finance
Intended results

1. Allow retailers set the price. 2. Reduce the quantities of individual cigarettes in a retail pack to 20 and 3. Restrict the importation of tobacco into Ireland to packs that meet the criteria mandated for Irish retailers, i.e. Standardised packs with approved Health warnings…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Christian Aid Ireland

Finance
Intended results

Changes to tax treaty policy, in particular to reflect the impact on poorer countries

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Christian Aid Ireland" equals CRO name "CHRISTIAN AID IRELAND" (CRO 426928) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish ProShare Association

Finance
Intended results

In respect of SAYE, a Ministerial Order to facilitate SAYE savings being held via alternative arrangements for example one of the state savings schemes or an amendment to tax legislation to allow the company that establishes and operates the SAYE scheme to hold funds. In respect…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-17

Lobbying return by Irish Exporters Association

Finance
Intended results

For the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the relevant departments to consider our proposals on how Budget 2022 can support an export led recovery.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Exporters Association" has no legal form. "IRISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 13805) 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 ActionAid Ireland

Finance
Intended results

For Ireland to take a pro-development approach to the negotiation of tax treaties by adopting the UN Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "ActionAid Ireland" equals CRO name "ACTIONAID IRELAND" (CRO 95403) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-16

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Finance
Intended results

Based on comments by the Taoiseach & other senior Ministers it was expected that the restart support would at least be equal to the restart grant plus of 2020. This would mean 50% of outlets would only receive €1730 which is well short of the €4k in 2020. We ask the Taoiseach to…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) 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.