Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

to adress recruitment and retention in community mental health services particularly in child and adolescent mental health services

To exclude references to pregnancy counsellors from the scope of the legislation.

Changes to government policy on alcohol pricing and taxation

Increased capacity, staffing and funding to improve the delivery of mental health services.

To arrange a series of informal briefings ahead of a meeting of the Oireachtas joint committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on 22.02.2018

Support amendment in Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 that would see inclusion of white list of countries to which Irish Greyhounds can be exported.

To inform members of the Oireachtas on the case for protecting all human life with emphasis on protecting the 8th Amendment.

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…

To monitor expenditure under the scheme::To ensure that there is full spend of the RDP::Seeking prompt payments

Increased political support for progressing the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill, fossil fuel extraction bills, and increased ambition in the NMP

To deliver legislative change and increased public funding for mental health

To secure legislative amendments to the Domestic Violence Bill 2017.::To secure coercive control as an offence in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017.::To secure the inclusion of statutory guidance in the form of an open checklist of factors to be considered by a Judge when s/he…

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…

Highlight the issues of importance to the restaurant, hospitality and tourism industry, most notably the importance of retaining the VAT at 9%::To highlight the skills shortage facing the restaurant industry and for policy measures on work permits to be changed. To create a…