INVITATION: Our Future Tax and Welfare - Commission on Taxation & Welfare - Stakeholder Forum

The Commission on Taxation and Welfare has been tasked by government to independently consider how best the taxation and welfare systems can support economic activity and promote increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. The Commission wants to hear from as many people, groups and organisation as possible to ensure that a diverse range of experiences and perspectives inform the development of the report of the Commission, which is due to be presented to the Minister for Finance in July 2022.

The Commission invites  nonprofits to Our Future Tax and Welfare Stakeholder Forum, which will be held over two half-days on 3rd & 4th March 2022, and will feature thought-provoking panels and engaging breakout sessions at which stakeholders can make their voices heard. 

The event will take place online using Zoom.  For an optimum experience, it is recommended that you download the Zoom Client software: https://zoom.us/download

Mar 3, 2022 14:00

Our Future Tax & Welfare Forum (Day 1)

https://dv4-com.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuceuvqToqE9F6-25KYW2aM9CBIc8gk9BH

Mar 4, 2022 11:00

Our Future Tax & Welfare Forum (Day 2)

https://dv4-com.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QbcdUpu3SuWnxkwq9MqgtQ

Please note the closing date for registration is Friday 25 February 2022.  Please note that organisations are being asked to limit their delegate numbers to a maximum of two.

The event will feature the following participants:

Prof. Niamh Moloney is Chair of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare.  She is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dr. Donal de Buitléir is former Chair of the Low Pay Commission. He was a Board Member of the Health Services Executive from 2005-2009.  Previously he worked in AIB Group and in the Irish Public Service. He was Secretary to the Commission on Taxation 1980-1985 and a member of a number of Government reviews in the areas of local government reform, integration of tax and welfare, business regulation, health funding and higher education.  He is an Eisenhower Fellow.

Colm Kelly is the Global Leader of Corporate Sustainability for the PwC Network.  He chairs PwC’s Global Corporate Responsibility Board which oversees PwC's global Community and Environment ambitions. He also leads PwC's relationship with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and is a member of the Global Markets Leadership Team for PwC and has held several leadership positions within PwC, including Global Leader for Tax and Legal Services, and Chief Operations Officer for the PwC Network. With over 30 years of experience with PwC, Colm is a member of the Irish Taxation Institute and is also the Chairman of the Foundation for Fiscal Studies.

Brid O’Brien is Head of Policy and Media at the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) and plays a key role in formulating and developing INOU policy on unemployment, social welfare and the development of an inclusive and equitable labour market. On behalf of the INOU, Bríd works with colleagues in the Community and Voluntary Sector on issues of socio-economic justice and is one of the Community and Voluntary Pillar representatives on the National Economic and Social Council.

Dr. Martina Lawless joined the ESRI in 2015 and her research focuses primarily on firm-level dynamics, covering a range of topics such as job turnover, exporting, wage setting and foreign direct investment. Her current projects at the ESRI relate to taxation, firm credit access, export diversification and the impact of Brexit on the Irish economy.  She previously worked as a research economist in the Central Bank of Ireland for ten years and has a doctorate from Trinity College Dublin.

David Moloney is Secretary General at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Previously he was Head of the Labour Market and Enterprise Division of that Department with responsibility for various expenditure areas including Social Protection, Housing, Enterprise and Agriculture and for the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES).  Over the course of his career in the Civil Service, David has also served in the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Finance and the Department of Health.

Ivan Cooper is Director of Public Policy of The Wheel, Ireland’s national association of community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises.  He has responsibility for progressing The Wheel's policy positions on cross-cutting issues affecting the community and voluntary sector, such as charity regulation, funding the sector, encouraging active-citizenship, quality standards and raising awareness of the role and significance of the sector. He represents The Wheel on a range of fora, national and international, and also acts as one of The Wheel’s lead trainers in the areas of governance, strategic leadership and demonstrating impact. Ivan works regularly with boards of community and voluntary groups about their governance and trustee responsibilities.  He has an MBA from Smurfit Business School, a Diploma in Development Studies, and a primary degree in psychology and philosophy from UCD. 

Sinéad Gibney - Chief Commissioner Sinéad Gibney leads the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in its mission to build a just and inclusive society that protects and promotes human rights and equality. She is driven by equality, people’s inherent dignity and a passion to make society work for those among us with the most acute and complex needs.  Sinéad was the inaugural Director of the Commission, bringing together the former legacy bodies in the merger period and building up the organisation in terms of teams, facilities, planning and structure. Prior to this she built and led Google Ireland’s corporate social responsibility function, Social Action.  Sinéad is a former chair of the board of One Family and has served on a number of other boards; Digital Charity Lab, Victims’ Rights Alliance, Responsible Research & Innovation industry advisory group.  Sinéad has an undergraduate degree in History from University of Ulster and four postgraduate qualifications in the topics of Information Technology & Education (MSc), Cyberpsychology, Equality Studies (MSc) and Human Rights Law from Trinity College Dublin, IADT Dun Laoghaire, UCD and the Law Society respectively.

Gavin Kelly is Chair of the Resolution Foundation, an independent think-tank focused on improving the living standards of those on low-to-middle incomes. The foundation works across a wide range of economic and social policy, combining its core purpose with a commitment to analytical rigour.  He was Chief Executive of Resolution Foundation (2010-2015) and before this worked in No. 10 Downing Street as Deputy Chief of Staff. Gavin is also Chair of the UK Living Wage Commission, Chair of the Timewise Innovation Unit for Flexible Work and board member of Political Quarterly and Prospect magazine.

Dr. Micheál Collins is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin. Prior to that, he was a Senior Economist at the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI). His main research interests and publications are in the areas of income distribution, taxation, redistribution, economic evaluation and public policy. He was a member of the Commission on Taxation (2008-2009) and the Government's Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (2011-2014). He is a former chair of the Irish Social Policy Association (ISPA) and the Regional Studies Association (RSA) of Ireland. He is currently a member of the National Competitiveness Council, the TCD Pensions Policy Research Group and the Living Wage Technical Group. He is a graduate of NUI Galway, UCC and the University of Dublin, Trinity College.