Pat Casey

Requesting support from all Oireachtas members, for changing the employment status of grant-paid school secretaries, and to convert them on to the public service pay scale.

To introduce SSE Renewables, what we do and our view of the proposed bill and encouraging the timely review of the bill by the committee once published.

To ask that licences in the private rented sector would feature in the committee’s Work Programme January - December 2019

Changes to the legislation which would protect the future of the game of bingo in Ireland, which is a vital social outlet for many elderly people.

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…

Support for the adoption of ETSU-R-97 standard as outlined by the British Institute of Acoustics in planning renewable energy projects.::Setting of a statutory decision period by An Bord Pleanála for appeals against planning permissions for wind farms.::Reform and streamlining…

Engineers Ireland's views shared (i.e. Pre-Legislative Scrutiny) on the General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill, 2019.

Queried basis for the proposed new heads of Housing, Planning and Development Bill 2019 with DPOs::Request that DPOs contact Minister Murphy to secure extension to deadline for public consultation period for proposed Bill to enable public participation::Highlight environmental…

Policy and legal changes in relation to homeless provision to families and children

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…

Inform Public Representatives that a Foreshore Licence Application has been made. Make them aware of the timeframe in which submissions could be made.

To pursue better outcomes for unemployed people and others of working age from Budget 2020. In particular to ensure that there is a better understanding of the role and interaction between adequate income, supportive employment services, good activation programmes, access to…

Publication of the review of the Review of System for setting nursing home prices under the Nursing Home Support Scheme (NHSS).

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Growing awareness of Ireland's new HSE excellent HIV prevention programme and it's ''PrEP'' medicine.