Paschal Donohoe

Maintenance of EU Aid to third world developing countries

Correct errors in the legislation and chnange legislation to improve governance in Credit Unions

Approval of draft legislation

To communicate the importance of the VAT rate at 9% for the tourism and hospitality industry.

Attend workshops and raise concerns on the topic in question - National Planning Framework and Employment and Jobs as well as other issues concerning rural areas especially vulnerable groups and poverty in rural areas

Recommendations included in submission would be considered for Budget 2018

To ensure understanding of business priorities relating to labour and pension issues in the wake of Brexit.

The adoption of a more sensible fiscal policy to support investment and productivity, particularly through balancing current spending and taxation over the medium-term::Support for talent development, attraction and retention by reducing the fully-loaded top rate of tax to 47%…

Ensure understanding of operational issues with the Help to Buy Scheme::Ensure comparisons are made into the structure of Help to Buy Schemes internationally to inform the establishment of a permanent scheme to help affordability for key workers and first time buyers.

Encourage investment in indigenous business by applying a lower rate of CGT (20%) to all investment in unquoted companies.::Increase the number of scaling businesses in Ireland by improving the CGT Entrepreneur’s Relief.::Report from the Department of Public Expenditure and…

Government support for greater use of non-Exchequer resources in the public capital plan including more ambitious use of public private partnerships and the re-investment of the proceeds from the sale of State assets into new infrastructure projects

Ensure inclusion in Budget 2018 a reduction of the VAT rate from 13.5% to 9% for all construction type services::Provision of a tax credit to homebuilders for the construction of first-time buyer homes to improve the viability of starter homes::Treatment of rented residential…

Recognition of the Greater Dublin Area's vital role as a driver of national economic growth.::Formation of a long-term plan for the residential, commercial, and infrastructural development of the Greater Dublin Area.::Ensure joined up thinking across the local authorities of…

Secure a ringfenced €5m annual development fund for all genres to be administered by the Irish Film Board::Secure announcement of Section 481 tax based production incentive in its current form beyond 2020::Secure effective measures to reduce annual €40m television licence fee…

Ensure understanding of need for appropriate policies to underpin capital investment in the telecoms network::Secure effective measures to combat economic damage done by digital piracy::Ensure understanding of need for adequate resourcing of Natiobnal Cyber Security Centre