Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
Restoration of the Christmas Bonus to 100%::Increase in the Living Alone allowance to €14 a week::Restoration of the Fuel Allowance to 32 weeks and to maintain the current value::€84.5m per year over the next 10 years in grant funding through the Housing Aid for Older People…
Macra na Feirme proposes that the ceiling for Young Farmer Stock Relief for those in a partnership should be raised from €7,500 to €75,000 with greater flexibility on when it is activated, so they can choose the most suitable time to avail of this 100% stock relief.::The…
An increase in the State Pension, the retention of free travel, and the abolition of prescription charges
Influence the objectives and targets of the new 2025 strategy for Ireland's financial services sector
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…
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 receive a briefing from the group of TDs on the Crossborder Healthcare Directive
To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for Social Housing
Discretion in lending small amounts to be restored to credit unions::To ensure credit is available for the most vulnerable
To tackle income volatility:::- Extension of income averaging where farmer’s spouse is self-employed - where a spouse of a farmer has a fully separable source of income from self-employment, income averaging should be allowed on the farm profits.::- Individualising income…
To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs
To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document::To advance implementation of ILCU's policy objectives by government and Oireachtas
To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs
To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for Social Housing