Dara Calleary

To provide an understanding of the Vodafone position regarding wholesale pricing and access in the market.

To secure support for increased investment in the youth work sector

Targeted measures to protect Irish tourism against negative impacts of Brexit, including retention of the 9% tourism VAT rate

To encourage stronger support for pro-community policies in government and among politicians

Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…

Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…

Remove restrictions on planting productive marginal land::Reintroduce farmer forest premium payment differential::Compensate farmers appropriately for all land they are obliged to set aside for environmental enhancement::Reduce red tape in the forest Road Scheme::Providing…

That farmers would have access to credit at a competitive rate::To secure Government funding to support the competitiveness of farming enterprises through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm investment

For Fianna Fail to develop a comprehensive policy statement aimed at supporting the community and voluntary sector and its work.

Restoration process and process for parties to negotiate.

To ensure understanding of industry perspective on proposed legislation and policy change

Raising awareness of how Ireland's current tax policy impacts taxpayers and the economy and how it could be altered in Budget 2018 (issues such as CGT, personal tax, entrepreneurs relief, share options regime)

Sharing of information on disability matters between disability umbrellas bodies and public representatives. Number of matters raised variously by DFI, in terms of relevant material: sustainable funding of community based disability services

1. Increase Disability Allowance by €20 a week to provide an adequate minimum income that guards against poverty at a cost of €133m. This as an interim measure; DFI also recommends further increases in DA over the next few years to offset the decreased purchasing power of people…

To raise awareness of tax issues relating to the Irish indigenous sector including the risks to the tax base and entrepreneurs' tax policy