Paschal Donohoe

Our asks within the Submission will be considered for Budget 2025

To raise awareness of potential impacts and discuss potential solutions

Marginalised and low income households will be see increase in income in Budget 2025 and begin to lift people out of poverty. Investment in infrastructure and services such as transport, housing, childcare, health as part of the budget will happen for a more equal and inclusive…

Increased funding for youth work in budget 2025 and awareness of the challenges facing the youth worksector

Points raised during the National Economic Dialogue roundtable session and breakout rooms would be taken on board for Budget 2025 and future policy development

To ensure economic and social issues facing unemployed people were raised at NED: 2024 theme was “A more shock-prone world: challenges and opportunities for Ireland”. The background paper stated “The objective is to explore how Ireland can adapt to the evolving ‘new normal’…

To promote key aspects of INOU 2025 Pre-Budget Submission covering adequate income; supportive employment services; employment and programmes; education and training; community based organisations. In particular for Government to benchmark all social welfare rates at a level…

To secure a more equitable and inclusive Budgetary process and address the social and economic exclusion facing so many unemployed people, other people reliant on social protection supports, and furthest from the labour market.

Investment in eating disorder services and supports in Budget 2025.

Restore the Vat rate of 9% to support competitiveness::Reduce capacity blockages to enable tourism growth::Increase current funding for tourism services

Return the tourism & hospitality VAT rate to 9% on an ongoing basis

To highlight the issues facing our members, such as the cost of doing business, the vat issue for the hospitality service, how more budget should be allocated to the development of skills and town centre development.

To raise awareness amongst Oireachtas and local elected representative/mayoral candidate about the community and economic impact of Lilly's new manufacturing facility under construction at Raheen, Co. Limerick.

Increased knowledge and understanding of unmet needs of people living with rare diseases.::PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver expanded newborn bloodspot screening program.::Expansion of newborn bloodspot screening panel to bring us inline (at minimum) with average…

Inclusion of rare disease priorities in political party manifestos.::Inclusion of rare disease priorities in programme for government following next general election.