Paschal Donohoe

Increase in budget allocation in Budget 2020 to Youth Services Grant Scheme funded organisations

To ensure that cattle price returns are in line with the EU/UK average and to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their cattle to ensure a income as they are encountering severe income difficulties as a result of the falling prices.::A comprehensive package of market…

That urgent changes would be made to the details of the scheme proposed::That the scheme is designed in such a way that all of the €100m committed by the EU Commission and the Irish Government is paid out to farmers::That the €100m Beef fund would be based on the following six…

To set out IFA's priorities in Budget 2020::To highlight the challenge to the sector in the EU Mercosur trade deal, which undermines our high production standards::That CAP budgetary cuts and a looming Brexit present major threats to the sector::That agriculture must be…

In view of the vital national interest for Ireland, we are requesting that the Taoiseach would immediately reiterate to President Junker our strongest objection to any EU/Mercosur deal which would damage the beef and livestock sector and make it clear that Ireland would not be…

Issues regarding taxation Policy::Income averaging second step out year for farmers::VAT on Farm Buildings - to allow a different tax treatment to the supply of land and property depending on who the supplier is.::Farm Safety incentive and employee flat rate expenses would be…

Income Averaging 'Step-Out' flexibility: that a farmer should be allowed to ‘step-out’ of income averaging more than once in a five-year period, where they are not carrying an unpaid deferred tax amount from a previous ‘step-out’, providing a strong incentive to repay the…

Brexit support - beef farmers: in addition to the €100m (EU Commission €50m, National Government €50m) further direct support for farmers will be needed to deal with losses incurred, particularly for beef farmers, post May 2019. These ongoing losses are due to the decline in the…

To advance the taxation and expenditure proposals within the American Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2020. Full submission available: https://www.amcham.ie/getattachment/News/News-Room/West-North-West-(1)/AmCham-PRE_BUDGET-Submission.pdf.aspx

Continued funding for 2020.

Lowering of VAT on newspapers to 5%

To inform of SWAI success working with Gardai to deliver 20 year jail sentence to serial rapist despite 20% decrease in amount of workers wanting to engage with Gardai due to the law.

Press release to inform policy-makers that under the new brothel-keeping law in the legislation, two sex workers, one of whom is pregnant were given 9 month jail sentences (not the pimps or traffickers the law purportedly targets).

To clarify position of Government on future ownership of AIB Bank

To prioritise infrastructure investment in Budget 2020.::To improve business tax competitiveness in relation to the UK.::To consider the introduction of a CGT Investor Relief to support investment in unlisted Irish firms.::To raise the lifetime limit on qualifying gains for CGT…