James Lawless

Publication of the Defamation Bill ::Introduction of a serious harm test in media defamation cases

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

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

Advocate on behalf of Dublin city centre businesses around safety concerns.

Inform on the work of DRCC in the context of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence

A realisation by public officials that our sector cannot sustain the increases in labour costs without directed assistance.

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…

To propose that, where a farmer has owned and used an asset for 10 years and the asset is transferred into joint names, the transferee spouse should inherit the same time ownership and usage status.

To propose that the rate of Class S Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) is retained at existing levels.