Martin Heydon

To raise awareness of the shape of Ireland's personal tax system and to advocate for its future reform

That issues affecting older people would be highlighted in the report to be produced by the the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on rural Ireland.

Improve infrastructure, broadband in rural communities

policy change and action

To educate parliamentarians about the links between alcohol and cancer and learn from Scottish experience::To discuss importance of legislation, such as the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, in reducing the rate of cancer in Ireland

To seek political support for ICMSA policies in relation to agriculture and rural issues.

To educate Oireachtas members about the HPV vaccine and vaccination programme::To discuss the link between HPV and cancer and the neccessity to protect children from cancer in the future::To outline the facts and safety profile associated with the HPV vaccine.

To secure action from the Irish Governement at an EU level relating to demolition and destruction of EU funded aid infrastructure in Occupied Palestine.

Reinforce the importance of the support of Government and its agencies for Irish whiskey tourism as a driver of export success.

Highlight potential patient safety concerns about FF private member bill designed to amend the Health Act 2013 to allow biologic medicines be deemed interchangeable, which if so designated by the regulator, would mean that a pharmacist could provide a biosimilar version of the…

Highlight the importance of a competitive corporate tax framework for international investment in Ireland

Build understanding of the significance of the savings being provided, the mechanisms involved and how this creates significant headroom to reimburse new medicines ensuring Irish patients have timely access to innovative medicines

Build understanding that patients with metastatic breast cancer need new treatments and Pfizer will start seeking reimbursement for Ibrance in Ireland and is hopeful that timely reimbursement will be secured so that patients can get access to this first new therapy in over 10…

To secure funding for anew homeless service in Athy, Kildare

In this we assert that the protection of the natural environment should be at the core of all decision-making, as it is the primary source of both our wellbeing and our wealth. We propose the widening of the tax base to remove taxes on labour and instead tax environmental…