Mary Lou McDonald

To secure Sinn Fein party support for repealing the 8th Amendment

Enable credit unions to develop and grow

Improving Farm Profitability. Measures for sustainable and profitable growth of farming must be at the core of public policy for our agriculture sector.::Sufficient funding for farm schemes to deliver annual expenditure of €580m (national and EU) under the RDP. This includes…

Greater competition on cattle prices::To address the unacceptable price gap between Irish and British cattle prices::Competition in the market place and the ABP investment in Slaney Meats / Irish Country Meats::Direct suckler cow support to reach €200 / cow / year::Increased…

To keep attention on the need to ensure the programme for government includes policies that support a thriving community and voluntary sector

Introduce a 3 year tax credit on employer PRSI for growing micro businesses on each net new member of staff::Extend the entrepreneur CGT relief down to a 10% rate & up to €10m cap, similar to the UK Entrepreneurs’ Relief Reduce commercial rates::Extend the Earned Income Credit…

Triple the capital investment envelope for projects in the Greater Dublin Area::Create a strategy to address the transport 'bottlenecks' that will impact on the short, medium and long term competitiveness of the region::Fund a regional implementation plan to ensure the…

Ensure joined up thinking across the local authorities of County Dublin and Greater Dublin Area.::Create policies that make Dublin more attractive for residents, commuters, visitors and employers as it competes with other international city regions.::Development of a long-term…

Secure election priorities under the following themes: i) Make Dublin more attractive to entrepreneurs; ii) Make it easier to employ people; iii) Triple investment in Dublin’s infrastructure; and iv) Develop a strategic plan for Dublin. The below outline of the specific…

To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs

To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for Social Housing

Introduce a 3 year tax credit on employer PRSI for growing micro businesses on each net new member of staff::Extend the entrepreneur CGT relief down to a 10% rate & up to €10m cap, similar to the UK Entrepreneurs’ Relief Reduce commercial rates::Extend the Earned Income Credit…

The current housing and homeless crisis would remain a priority while new Government was being formed

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.