Maria Byrne

To share LGI's Manifesto for the 2024 General Election and brief selected candidates on LGI's key policy priorities to support the decarbonisation of rural, off natural gas grid energy users, and to call for a ‘Just Transition’ to decarbonisation in Ireland.

To highlight the issues facing the taxi industry and to share recommendations to protect and strengthen Ireland’s taxi trade, and to call for support for these measures from candidates and for their inclusion in the Programme for Government.

Policy discussion and support to deliver a net zero energy system and encourage clean energy investment, particularly in the mid-west / Shannon region, with focus on grid development, planning reforms, offshore DMAP publication, hydrogen, and flexible power generation.

Policy environment to support cleaner, homegrown, Irish energy. Targeted policy proposals to deliver home/business decarbonisation; increased deployment of renewable energy; energy infrastructure development; low carbon, flexible power solutions; and planning reforms to deliver…

Request for enough time to be allocated to the Report Stage to allow for proper scrutiny of the new amendments given the scale and complexity of the Bill and that the Bill undergo an independent assessment against Aarhus Convention requirements

Establishment of an Alcohol Office to develop coherent cross-government policy to address issues around alcohol harm.

To highlight that difficult weather conditions, high input prices and declining output prices have driven farm incomes to unsustainable levels. Recent surveys show that the average farm income in Ireland is below €20,000, the lowest level in over a decade. Targeted measures are…

Safeguarded investment for Traveller programmes and supports. Commitments to Traveller equality and programme provisions in PFG. Investment in school diversity and anti racism programme. Support for adequate protection in Hate Crime legislation in development

Highlight to General Election candidates the role of generic, biosimilar, and value-added medicines in healthcare policy and urge candidates to support the objectives of Medicines for Ireland during and after the election.

To garner greater policy support from the Taoiseach and other politicians to advance matters relating to the improvement of the business environment

Call on all Parties and Candidates to commit to ensuring equitable support for all disability services

Prioritise the needs of People with Disabilities in the new programme for Government.

For members of a number of committees to be made aware of ActionAid research.

Avista asked the government to focus on the eight main areas outlined below to ensure over 3,000 supported individuals with disabilities in Dublin, Limerick and North Tipperary/Offaly are included in Government discussions for future national spending.

For the Irish delegation to raise the detrimental impacts on poverty, human rights and women’s rights in particular, of the international financial institutions.