Noel Grealish

To highlight the impact of traffic congestion at Parkmore Industrial Estate in Galway and the need to find a speedy resolution to the issue and improve access.

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…

Agri-Environment Schemes - GLAS - that funding of €250m is allocated for agri-environment schemes in Budget 2017, with full payments for all GLAS, AEOS and oranic scheme participants::Areas of Natural Constraints - that funding is increased by €25m in Budget 2017, to €225m, This…

To provide low cost loans to farmers to alleviate cashflow pressures across all sectors::That these loans would be available to farmers from January 2017::That the Minister for Agriculture communicates with the Strategic Banking Corporation (SBCI) to urge greater engagement with…

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

That the Government recognise the inequity for farm families and small businesses in the Fair Deal Scheme.::That the Government will remove the discrimination in the scheme::That the decisions of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the scheme would publish be published::That…

To highlight Chamber Ireland's policy positions in advance of the drafting of Budget 2017 by the Government

To brief committee on benefits of EU-Canada trade

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 secure additional funding for disability services and keep disability on the election agenda

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

Support from the Irish Government at the UN Human Rights Council for a new Convention on the Rights of Older People.

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