John McGuinness

Raise awareness of role credit unions can play for SMEs and other areas of lending

To raise awareness about how some financial institutions maintain personal guarantees after the debt raised against them have been discharged and call for legislation to protect SMEs

Actions to produce real and sustained reductions in motor insurance costs in particular, and insurance costs in general. We require primary legislation to cap general damages.

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 to highlight delays and obstacles associated with work permits and…

Highlight the need to improve supports and services for Family Carers and tackle 'postcode lottery'

For Budget 2019, key issues included: Adjustment to the VRT and Road Tax Bands for 2019 for WLTP tested cars; no negative taxation changes for diesel vehicles; extension of current VRT reliefs; increased investment in the EV Charging Infrastructure; measures that ensure Ireland…

To address the unfair Tax Anomalies in sector, allowing legitimate expenses to be offset in the year they are incurred, including 100% Mortgage Interest Relief and the Local Property Tax.::Exemption from Income Tax for Long Term Letting – which would encourage long term…

To inform parlimentarians on issues related to the Ireland-Ghana tax treaty

We want to see the policies we raised implemented in the Dail. We want to ensure that we move toward a more equal and balanced society and not the society given to us by successive governments whereby the gap between those who have and those who have not continues to grow.

To highlight our work on Tax Justice and also concerns around digital taxation proposals from EU

To communicate industry perspectives on the Public Health Alcohol Bill

To ensure that redress schemes provide adequate compensation to claimants without a disproportionate effect on the operation of general insurers, thus removing unnecessary volatility from the market.

Changes to government policy on alcohol pricing and taxation

To have contents of submissions made considered in advance of Budget 2019 and Finance Bill.

To ensure an understanding of Vodafone concerns on the need to ensure all criteria and appropriate methods are being used to evaluate materials in the tender process.