Paschal Donohoe

NRF Priorities for Budget 2021 1. Employment maintenance and restoration is key 2. Financing cash flow measures and supporting investment in Irish SMEs 3. Provide Increased Support for Activation, Transition and Retraining.

Highlight FTA Ireland members key issues for consideration in Budget 21

Extension of S481 uplift for 2021 at 5%::Funding to sustain and scale regional audiovisual development::Assessment and support of the establishment of regional audiovisual infrastructure

Submit IHF policy priorities for Budget 2021 for consideration::Introduce IHF Pre Budget 2021 Priorities to Health Spokespersons in the Oireachtas::Introduce IHF Pre Budget 2021 Priorities to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Request for members of the Oireachtas to promote the FAST message::Request for elected officials to wear FAST information stickers

Reinstatement of Primary Medical Certs::Fast access to Primary Medical Certs for Jack & Jill Children

A €500 reduction in the student contribution charge, with plans to completely remove if over the next budgets & if HE's decide to reduce fees, that the Dept. of Education would support and resource this.

The businesses we represent reopening on 21st September have had no opportunity to trade without mortgage or commercial rates moratoriums and were unable to avail of the TWSS. The EWSS needs to be amended to give the same level of support as the TWSS. We called for a reduction…

Given the move to Level 3 in the Living with Covid Roadmap we are calling on the Government to immediately introduce Minimum Unit Pricing as per Section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 and also to curtail the availability of cheap alcohol in supermarkets. Despite the…

For businesses that only commenced trading in 2019 or 2020 the relevant turnover in order to receive the CSSR payment would be relatively small and not reflect the actual weekly sales. Businesses that started in 2020 again would have smaller turnover and the weeks they were…

The government announced a support package for pubs which included the waiving of licence fees, including Public Music & Singing Licences. Some members are being billed for those licences as they do not appear to be included in the enabling legislation of the finance Bill 2020.…

Revenue are saying that if you have a food preparation area and have sold food in the past you will not qualify for CRSS. This is causing severe stress for many of our members who only serve food during the season March to September and close their food offering for the winter.…

To inform the relevant Ministers of Social Justice Ireland policy recommendations and proposals in specific areas relating to National Economic Plan.

• A plan for the next three years which would move forward in delivering a sustainable health service, and an end to any further recruitment embargoes on nurses and midwives. • A funded workforce plan and a commitment to immediately grow the nursing and midwifery workforce by a…

We pointed out the negative publich health consequences should additional taxes be applied to vaping