Norma Foley

Build skills and export capacity for long-term growth - Strengthen trade supports, apprenticeships, lifelong learning and regional skills systems to support resilience and expansion.

Detailed information for businesses as to what they will be required to do to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive and when they will be required to do it, updates on the cost implications for businesses and how the legislation will impact employees

Detailed information for businesses as to what they will be required to do to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive and when they will be required to do it, updates on the cost implications for businesses and how the legislation will impact employees

That the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade would not waive crucial pre-legislative scrutiny on changes to the Arbitration act, making it harder for the Government to ratify the CETA trade deal. That cabinet approval would be withheld for amending the Arbitration Act.

To raise awareness of the key priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

To raise awareness of the key priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

To raise awareness of the key trade priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

LVA believes that Section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 is functioning well and that no amendments to this section were required.

Ireland to intervene with European Commission in opposition to the trade deal

Ensure the concerns of Family Businesses are reflected in the Programme for Government, around business taxation, personal taxation for workers, commercial rates, government imposed costs to businesses, the surplus in the national training fund,

Highlight issues for British Irish Trade to party negotiators for the formation of the Programme for Government, covering issues such as business and personal taxation, strengthening British Irish relations politically and economically, cross border workers and delivery of…

Amendment to qualification criteria - increase in qualification threshold.

Increased Government supports to mitigate effects of Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade, and the reopening of Dublin pubs::Development of an efffective long-term solution to allow the licensed trade to trade safely and sustainably

Increased Government supports to mitigate effects of Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade, and the reopening of Dublin pubs

Step 1 - Securing a deal Trading conditions with the UK • Trade must be on the basis of tariff-free and quota-free access to the UK market. • The UK must respect the level playing field by maintaining corresponding standards on food safety, animal health and welfare, and the…