Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To highlight Kildare Chamber Budget Submission, recent submissions and emerging business trends reported within the results of County Kildare Chamber's Q3 Business Outlook Survey and issues of concern surrounding same
Highlighted County Kildare Chamber Budget 24 submission at briefing hosted by Senator O'Loughlin & Minister McGrath
Showcase of Kildare Businesses to Government TD's/Ministers with specific call for action for a business fund to support SME's
To highlight the greatest concerns impacting businesses and Kildare's competitiveness such as housing, labour shortages and public transport.
To highlight the greatest concerns impacting businesses and Kildare's competitiveness such as housing, labour shortages and public transport. To influence the establishment of a Trade Bridge
Meeting focused on our pre budget submission
Relay the business trends for Q3 &4 2023 To highlight recent submissions in the realm of Housing, Skills Gaps To highlight priorities for Kildare businesses
Amendments to the Bill that would create greater efficiencies and fairness.
Inform on the work of DRCC in the context of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence
Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…
• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…
Young Trained Farmer Stamp Duty Relief should be fully removed from State Aid or the ceiling be increased to €150,000, to allow for greater land mobility, encourage land transfer and develop economically viable farm units.
To propose that, if a landowner wishes to sell land to a long-term tenant, then the CGT Entrepreneur relief of 10% should apply to incentivise supporting the genuine farmer and giving the long-term tenant preferred status.::That, agricultural land that is subject to Compulsory…
To propose that the interaction between the two CGT reliefs should be removed allowing both reliefs to operate separately. An individual should be able to avail, in full, of the CGT Entrepreneur Relief and the CGT Retirement Relief over the course of their lifetime, subject to…
To propose that, to encourage the transfer of a family farm into joint ownership at the time of intergenerational transfer, IFA believes that 90% Agricultural Relief should apply where the farm is transferred into joint names, and where the 80% asset test and the active farming…