Paschal Donohoe

Adoption of measures in Hardware Association Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission to renovate empty homes and tackle the housing crisis

Chambers Ireland Budget 2023 Pre-Budget submission, supported by Ballina Chamber, discussing and highlighting supports and policy changes needed to ensure the sustainability of its members. Lobbying in respect to three primary areas impacting our members; lack of housing,…

Meeting request to outline the extent of the challenges facing the haulage sector::Take our points onboard when in discussion with the UK Government & EU Commission::Request a meeting & address the issuess::For the TD's to lobby on our behalf for Budget submission

Reviewing presentation of banking sector in Ireland

Attending meeting

Increase in Core funding and a commitment to multi annual funding. tackling of gambling addiction by using part of the betting levy to set up an educational body to tackle gambling addiction.::Taxation reform under the headings of donations, vat relief for sporting bodies,…

Serious consideration be given to our asks for Budget 2023 to ensure that those who are furthest behind are supported first; that adequate financial supports are put in place for low-income households and that long term investment in services in rural areas that will help reduce…

To provide a presentation on the CIF budget submission

To ensure measures included in Irish Heart Foundation Pre Budget Submission were included in Budget 2023::To ensure measures included in Irish Heart Foundation Pre Budget Submission were included in Budget submissions of political parties::To get costings for measures proposed…

Increased capacity, staffing and funding to improve the delivery of health care in acute hospital and mental health services.

To welcome the review initiative suggesting existing Retail Banking model including governing parameters/regulations underpinning same are not fit for purpose. The footprint/presence of 3 remaining Banks are also far removed from previous positions, and their retraction in the…

To highlight that Irish farmers are currently engulfed in an Input Price crisis, and will need the same innovation re financial supports to help preserve food supply; employment and economic activity in rural Ireland in the weeks and months ahead. While we acknowledge the pigs,…

FARM SCHEMES::- To incentivise re-planting of additional area secured in 2022, and to further increase cereal production in 2023, a half/discounted rate of €200/ha should be paid on land that remained in tillage production for year 2, with €400/ ha again being paid out on any…

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, which was passed in July 2021, sets a legally binding target of a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, relative to a baseline of 2018. Under the Act, the Government is required to set sectoral emissions ceilings…

Taxation Measures to Support Farm Succession, Transfer and Partnerships::- Agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::- The Young Trained Farmer Stamp Duty Relief is…