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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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by KPMG

Taxation
Intended results

To recommend that the changes included in the Finance Bill be withdrawn and new provisions introduced that reflect an ECJ ruling on the point and also reflect what businesses had understood was the policy intention

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "KPMG" has no legal form. "KPMG UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 230360) 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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by KPMG

Taxation
Intended results

To ensure that the provisions operated as intended

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "KPMG" has no legal form. "KPMG UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 230360) 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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by KPMG

Taxation
Intended results

The introduction of tax relief for grid connection costs to assist Ireland in meeting its climate change objectives

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "KPMG" has no legal form. "KPMG UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 230360) 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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Farm Schemes - that the total annual CAP payment plus the national co-financing must amount to €2bn per annum, from the current level of €1.8bn from when the new CAP starts.::Suckler Cow::- Suckler farmers need a targeted payment of €300 per cow, facilitated by a combination of…

Register of Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Farm Transfer, Succession and Partnerships - that Agriculture must be removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::Reliefs for Stamp Duty::- The rollover of consanguinity relief post 2020…

Register of Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Taxation
Intended results

To demonstarte that there is no viable alternative to agri-diesel. Therefore, the carbon tax does not incentivise behavioural change and is penal on farmers.::The current rebate system for carbon tax on agri-diesel is cumbersome and is not open to all farmers or…

Register of Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Achieve support for Childhood Services Ireland's Budget 2021 Submission

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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Exporters Association

Finance
Intended results

For the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to take the Irish Exporters Associations' proposals into consideration when drafting Budget 2021.

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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Cunningham Devlin Communications

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Better understand and support for Microgeneration within government and the further development of the microgeneration sector in Ireland.

Register of Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by CityJet Designated Activity Company

Taxation
Intended results

The Section is intended to prevent aircrew from avoiding tax. However, CityJet crews based outside of Ireland who are paying tax in the country where they live and work are also being required to pay tax in Ireland. CityJet's proposed amendment sought to confine the Section to…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "CityJet Designated Activity Company" equals CRO name "CITYJET DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY" (CRO 193772) 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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Liquid Gas Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To present and generate awareness of Liquid Gas Ireland and the sector’s Vision 2040 which sets out how LPG and BioLPG can contribute to Ireland’s ‘Green New Deal’, including the ambitious goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050, and to the Government’s Clean Air Strategy.…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Liquid Gas Ireland" has no legal form. "LIQUID GAS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 89632) 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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Health
Intended results

Advancement and implementation of public health alcohol policy measures

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) 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.