John McGuinness

Proposals for Budget 2022

To establish where An Taisce's funding has been spent from 2012 to 2021.

1. Allow retailers set the price. 2. Reduce the quantities of individual cigarettes in a retail pack to 20 and 3. Restrict the importation of tobacco into Ireland to packs that meet the criteria mandated for Irish retailers, i.e. Standardised packs with approved Health warnings…

To highlight the issues experienced by engineers in recent months ( working in certain sectors ) in obtaining Professional Indemnity Insurance.

To bring various matters to the attention of particular TDs and Senators

Equity

To welcome the opportunity to contribute to the legislation.::To highlight that in 2020, new agri-lending accounted for €781 million. Credit outstanding at the end of 2020 is €3.3 billion. According to the Central Bank, the cost of credit for agri-borrowers is higher than other…

Provided FLAC analysis of the bill with a view to making improvements in the Bill.

Seeking development of policies to reduce the cost of motor insurance premiums in Ireland, namely the implementation of the Judicial Council's Personal Injuries Guidelines.::Seeking reform of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) as a means of delivering reductions in…

Strengthen consumer protections for SMEs whose loans have been sold to unregulated entities

Remove introduction of proposed rate cap. Allow defacto rate cap continue to be licensed by CBI

To seek technical amendments to existing legislation so as to enhance the competitiveness of the Irish funds industry

Practical operational efficiency which we did not secure

To seek a meeting to discuss these two issues further

That a interest rate restriction in introduced for licenced moneylenders that lowers the cost of credit for low income households