Neale Richmond

To understand the Minister's priorities and to share the priorities of the City of London/Financial Services Ireland Anglo-Irish dialogue.

Minister Richmond attended Mastercard’s roundtable breakfast with stakeholders and policymakers focusing on cyber resilience for Irish SMEs, to mark the launch of a SME Cyber Toolkit in partnership with the Global Cyber Alliance and Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet.

to highlight the Over regulation of micro-SME insurance and financial brokers.

Secure ACA for members and allow a more efficient tax benefit, immediate in year of purchase rather than over an 8 year period.

To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2024::Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR).::- A fair share of the €1bn Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) must be ringfenced for farmers.::- Potential displacement in the UK market in 2024 of €300m of beef and €75m of sheep meat due to…

The meeting was held between the Minister and Mastercard to discuss Mastercard’s operations in Ireland, in particular Mastercard’s efforts to support SMEs and micro-SME sector in Ireland with their financial and digital inclusion, as well as share insights into the technology…

Support for amendment to prevent serious impact on charitable funding in the bill

To highlight area's of concern by submitting a Pre-Budget 2024 Submission as requested by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, & the Marine.::Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) -::to highlight concerns with the Residential Zoned Land Tax, while being mindful of the current housing…

Taxation measures to support Climate Action::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated in a similar…

To organise a meeting with Mastercard

Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…

Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…

• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…

Highlighting the issues that are affecting the talent shortages for the labour markets::Tacking the housing crisis and the impact it is having on attracting candidates::The need to build skills and reskilling for the labour markets::Asking the Government to look at employment…

The promotion of digital payments in Ireland to empower consumers and businesses and promote economic growth.