Helen McEntee

Highlight issues for British Irish Trade to party negotiators for the formation of the Programme for Government, covering issues such as business and personal taxation, strengthening British Irish relations politically and economically, cross border workers and delivery of…

Amendment to qualification criteria - increase in qualification threshold.

To express our concern at the proposal in this Bill to abolish the need to extinguish an existing 7 Day Publican's Licence in order to open up a new public house. This will result in their being no limit on the number of pubs in the country to the detriment of existing pubs in…

Increased Government supports to mitigate effects of Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade, and the reopening of Dublin pubs::Development of an efffective long-term solution to allow the licensed trade to trade safely and sustainably

It was recently reported that the Minister intended to bring proposals to change and liberalise licensing laws. Given the Taskforce on the Late Night Economy has not issued its report the proposals are premature. Some clubs and restaurants have totally flouted the remit afforded…

The new proposals will reduce the cost of claims by just over 50% which is not sufficient to bring us in line with the EU norm. We are calling on the Minister & Sub Committee on Insurance Reform to ensure action is taken to reduce the cost of claims by 80%. Insurance is one of…

Increased Government supports to mitigate effects of Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade, and the reopening of Dublin pubs

Cap general damages such that damages for minor injuries are reduced by an average of 80% compared to the previous Book of Quantum guidelines

To request the EU suspends the doubling of rebalancing tariffs on American Whiskey and other imports to 50% in relation to the dispute with the United States on steel and aluminium

To request that the EU suspends the doubling of rebalancing tariffs on American whiskey and other imports to 50% in relation to the dispute with the United States on steel and aluminium tariffs.

Step 1 - Securing a deal Trading conditions with the UK • Trade must be on the basis of tariff-free and quota-free access to the UK market. • The UK must respect the level playing field by maintaining corresponding standards on food safety, animal health and welfare, and the…

Increased Government supports to mitigate effects of the Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade

Government support to mitigate effect of Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade

ratification of Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Europe and Canada by Irish Government

Mercosur - • The Government must block the agriculture concessions in the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal. • The Government must press the EU to introduce an immediate ban on existing South American beef imports which are causing over supply on the EU market and forcing prices…