Paschal Donohoe

Highlight lack of sufficient pharmaceutical expenditure to ensure Irish patients have timely access to new medicines in Budget '23. Highlight challenges within reimbursement process timeframes.

In consideration of social and health impact of medicines and critical role of Irish manufacturing sites in supply of medicines for patients globally, ensure pharmaceutical industry would be prioritized in the event of any energy interuptions

To engage with relevant politicians and policy makers about the need for greater levels of marine protection in Ireland and ask for their support and secure Leo Varadkar commitment to attend a Fair Seas next year.

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…

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…

FARM SCHEMES::Suckler Cow & Beef::Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme - Government support committed to suckler farmers in 2023 is €28m less than current levels. This is unacceptable. The new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme must be built on to provide farmers a minimum of…

- The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the 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 agri-food exports. Farmers, as price takers, cannot be left carrying…

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 CAT Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::- Farm forestry is treated in a similar manner in relation to the…

Exemption of Agricultural Land from Proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax::• The proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax will not apply to currently used agricultural land in a manner similar to the exemption provided under the Vacant Site Levy exemption.::• Intent of purpose…

IFA Proposes:::1. Active farmers should not be forced to pay this ‘Land Hoarding tax'. Lands that are genuinely farmed and used as an integral part of the farm business should not be liable for the proposed Residential Zoned Land Tax, in a manner similar to the exemption…

In Budget 2023 we called for funding necessary to ensure the sustainability of services for people with Intellectual Disabilities. In particular, we campaigned for 1) Significant investment to meet the urgent needs of people with intellectual disabilities and their families, as…

In Budget 2023, it was hoped to secure an additional €100 million in urgent funding and multi-annual funding provisions for the charitable and voluntary sector

Discuss the US-Ireland Business Relationship, the Enterprise Ecosystem, and Supporting and Attracting FDI to Ireland

Awareness of the work of Ruhama and influence on policy relating to Domestic, Sexual Gender Based Violence

Desired result was to have a discussion on matters relevant to ongoing business operations in Ireland with a view to being well informed on general matters of economic significance.