Joe O'Reilly

Increase in the State Pension and secondary income supports, like the Fuel Allowance, as well as restoration of the Telephone Allowance.::Increase in home help hours and home care supports.::Removal of prescription charges for those on medical cards.

In this we assert that the protection of the natural environment should be at the core of all decision-making, as it is the primary source of both our wellbeing and our wealth. We propose the widening of the tax base to remove taxes on labour and instead tax environmental…

To secure a more equitable and inclusive Budget and address the social and economic exclusion facing so many unemployed people.

To highlight the issue of the lack of legislation which allows Solvent Companies to close walk away from their responsibilities and to close a defined benefit pension schemes.

Thank You for support for continuation of the 9% VAT rate in the 2017 Budget

Support for continuation of the 9% VAT rate in the 2017 Budget

Implementation of the DFI Pre-Budget Submission 'Make or Break'::Asking Government to quickly publish their cross-departmental implementation to deliver on the substance of the UN CRPD and the complementary commitments in the Programme for Government.

To secure a more equitable and inclusive Budget

Inform elected representatives of the equality implications of tax and spending changes in Budget 2016