Maurice Quinlivan

Introduction of legislation to abolish mandatory retirement clauses in employee contracts.

Attendance by TDs, Senior Decision and Policy Makers at the SAFE Ireland Summit 2016.

Sought support for increase in core funding for the community and voluntary sector in Budget 2017::Implementation of recommendations of IMPACT's 'Caring - At What Cost?' report::Request to raise the issue at FIanna Fail parliamentary party meeting

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

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

Provide members of the Oireachtas with briefing on industrial relations, employment law and diversity in the workplace.::Provide solutions to industrial relations issues including recommendations for mandatory retirement age and enterprise level solutions to zero and low hour…

Support for a change in public policy in these areas

To raise need for social housing investment for single people

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…

Tax equalisation for the self-employed and proprietary directors::Reduce marginal tax rate and increase entry point::Reduction of CGT Entrepreneurial Rate to 10% on the first €15million of gains

Increase ease of doing business to help small businesses create jobs::Increase funding available for training of owner-managers and their staff::Specific policies to increase labour market participation, e.g. childcare tax credit::Introduce 'job-proofing' of all policy…

Promote a greater understanding of the impact of Brexit on small firms::Provision of low cost credit to help exporting firms to survive and diversify::Mobilise Government to lobby the EU for temporary changes to State Aid rules::Expand the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to…

Seek better data on the number of small companies (<50 employees) involved in Government contracts::Introduce a mandatory requirement for feedback to unsuccessful tenderers::Introduce a strong appeals process, including a Procurement Ombudsman

Foster a strong, inclusive culture with positive recognition for small business::Create a highly educated and skilled population with the ethos and tools to succeed::Build a dynamic and supportive business environment for small businesses