John Lahart

The introduction of a cost of disability payment to help equalise the the cost of living experienced by people with disabilities

To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for Social Housing

Cancer trials should be integrated into the National Cancer Control Programme at a national policy level and promoted to all clinicians as a mainstream treatment option. Increase the number of people participation in cancer drug trials to 5% - currently at 3%..

To ensure understanding of industry perspective on proposed legislation and policy change.

To articulate the industry position concerning excise rates on alcohol in the forthcoming budget.

Begin to tackle bottlenecks to growth by accelerating productive infrastructure investment by €500m in 2017.::Stabilise housing demand and affordability as supply increases by introducing a first time buyer savings scheme.::Increase the number of scaling businesses in Ireland by…

Triple the capital investment envelope for projects in the Greater Dublin Area.::Create a strategy to address the transport 'bottlenecks' that will impact on the short, medium and long term competitiveness of the region.::Fund a regional implementation plan to ensure the…

Ensure joined up thinking across the local authorities of County Dublin and Greater Dublin Area.::Create policies that make Dublin more attractive for residents, commuters, visitors and employers as it competes with other international city regions.::Development of a long-term…

Discretion in lending small amounts to be restored to credit unions::To ensure credit is available for the most vulnerable

Increased understanding of the activities of Scouting Ireland::Funding provision within Budget 2017 under the Department of Children and Youth Affairs Youth Grant

Understanding Scouting Ireland - its aims/goals and priority areas for Scouting Ireland over the coming years.::Funding and support for the continuation and expansion of Scouting Ireland's Refugee Access Programme.

To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs

To ensure that the scale and speed of eir's current and planned investment in high-speed broadband on a nation-wide basis is fully understood among Oireachtas members

To make the various TD's and senators aware of the concerns our members had with regards the proposal to open a supervised injecting centre in Dublin City Centre

Renewed commitment and plan of action for the Government's target of an 80% reduction in emissions between transport, energy and buildings::Renewed commitment and plan of action for the Government's target of carbon neutrality for agriculture by 2050::The National Climate Change…