Kieran O'Donnell

To outline Brokers Ireland concerns in relation to the proposals contained in the consultation paper

The result we intended to secure was for the Government to allocate funding to problem gambling services in the State, for the first time.

Avail of concession provided in EU Directive

Bringing concerns to the attention of selected politicians

Avail of concession provided in EU Directive

To ensure appropriate legal framework for credit unions is secured, in particular relating to provisions on lending

To provide an outline understanding of how some areas of this legislation will impact on the operations of the MIBI

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…

That the Finance Act 2017 must provide that stamp duty on land purchased / transferred and used for farming remains at 2% rate; qualifying criteria to avail of this would be the same applied by Revenue for definition of active farmer, as for Agriculture relief.::With…

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document and its detailed policy documents on funding for social housing, lending to SMEs and provision of micro-credit. To encourage support for and disseminate…

That the deputies and senators could each be made aware of the study CA conducted in relation to the Department of Finance's Spillover Analysis and that they consider the recommendations

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document and its detailed policy documents on funding for social housing, lending to SMEs and provision of micro-credit. To encourage support for and disseminate…

To ensure appropriate legal framework for credit unions is in place in particular relating to long term lending and investment categories for credit unions

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…