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Barnardos
Children and Youth Affairs
- Lobbied public representatives for a restoration of a funding cut imposed on Barnardos and other organisations receiving funding under Service Level Agreements from Tusla Child and Family Services, at a cost of €3 million. Invited public representative to come to our service in their constituency.
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Early Childhood Ireland
Children and Youth Affairs
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Pender & Associates Ltd
· 2 returns
Taxation
- Invitation to attend Drinks Industry Group of Ireland's ‘A No-Deal Brexit and Ireland’s Drinks and Hospitality Industry’ event
- Follow up call ahead of Drinks Industry Group of Ireland event 'A No-Deal Brexit and Ireland’s Drinks and Hospitality Industry'
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Solid Fuel Trade Group Ltd
Finance
- Solid Fuel Trade Group made a pre Budget Submission to the Department of Finance concerning proposed increase in carbon tax on solid fuel
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Montague Communications Ltd
Housing
- Redress scheme for apartment owners affected by fire and other defects
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Dublin Chamber of Commerce
· 3 returns
Finance · Economic Development and Industry
- Representation to Oireachtas members in relation to Budget 2020
- Representations to members of the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight.
- Briefing on Dublin's Global Reputation Report.
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NCBI
Budgetary matters
- NCBI recieved an invitation to a meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection on 26 September to discuss our budgetary asks in advance of Budget 2020.
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Fórsa trade union
· 2 returns
Housing · Education and Training
- Housing for All - requesting support for a European Citizens initiative 'Housing For All'.
- School secretaries campaign - 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.
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Oxfam Ireland
· 2 returns
Taxation · Budgetary matters
- Shared a policy document and requested that the issue of the global tax reform plans and process at the OECD be raised in the Oireachtas. Also offered further briefings, if required.
- To inform government and the Oireachtas of Oxfam Ireland's position on 4 policy areas: official development assistance, climate finance, corporate tax reform, achieving gender justice for consideration in the design of Budget 2020
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Alcohol Action Ireland
Health
- Raise awareness of alcohol related harms and the socio-economic cost to society.
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The Wheel
Finance
- The Wheel presented our Investing in Community Budget 2020 Submission to party representatives in person at the gates of Leinster House –
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Irish Cancer Society
Health
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Construction Defects Alliance
Housing
- Redress Scheme for apartment owners affected by fire and other defects
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Irish Tax Institute
Taxation
- Opening statement to the Budgetary Oversight Committtee and addressing specific questions raised by members of the Committtee in relation to tax expenditures including the research and development tax credit, the Special Assignee Relief Programme and film tax credit. A copy of the opening statment is available on the Oireachtas website.
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Threshold
Housing
- An invitation to the launch of Threshold's pre-budget submission was emailed.
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Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations
Justice and Equality
- Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019
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MKC Communications
Taxation
- Retail Export Scheme - Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019 ( Brexit Omnibus Act)
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Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
Budgetary matters
- 2020 Pre-Budget Submission. Recommendations on the Rental Sector; Vacant Site Levy; Reduction in VAT; the Planning Process; CBI Mortgage Rules; HBFI; Help-to-Buy Scheme; creation of a National Property Advisory Council; Enhancing the Environment; Housing Standards; Insurance Costs; Tax-Free Income incentives.
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ALONE
Budgetary matters
- Prebudget event and launch of prebudget submission
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Vape Business Ireland
Health
- Comparison between US and EU regulatory Regime for Vaping