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Natural Capital Ireland
Environment
- June 25: NCI tagged Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal O Donohoe in a social media post on LinkedIn referring to the Rethinking Growth Conference and referencing the natural capital approach is a good way to value how nature contributes to wellbeing.
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Shine
Budgetary matters
- CEO Nicola Byrne sent a letter to the DPOs listed below, outlining Shine’s pre-budget submission priorities for consideration during the budget discussions and asking for an in-person meeting to discuss mental health priorities within the 2025 budget context.
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Independent Broadcasters of Ireland
Arts
- This was to seek changes to proposed support schemes so that meaningful, ringfenced and accessible funding for news and current affairs would be provided, as well as interim funding as per IBI Pre Budget Submission. This also included a grassroots campaign as well as letters, emails, texts and phone calls and emails to Oireachtas members as set out in our returns for this period.
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Respect Vapers
Health
- Providing public represenatives with facts on the impact of banning flavours and increasing taxes on vapes
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Community Law & Mediation
Justice and Equality
- Community Law & Mediation’s pre-budget submission 2025, focusing on access to civil legal aid and funding for environmental justice and children’s law initiatives.
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ALONE
Budgetary matters
- ALONE's pre-budget submission
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The Wheel
Community
- The Wheel's 2025 pre-Budget submission was sent to all TDs, along with an invitation to the launch event. Ministers and secretary generals of relevant departments, as well as joint committee chairs, were sent specific versions of the pre-Budget submission that relate to their areas of policy. The full submission can be found at www.wheel.ie and covers a wide range of areas including health, housing, child and youth participation, climate, poverty and inclusion.
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Crosscare
Children and Youth Affairs
- Crosscare, as a member of a network of Community and Vol. sector childrens' residential accomm. providers, emailed Pascal O Donoghue on 28.6.24 seeking a meeting relating to DPER funding for childrens residential care providers.
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Bookselling Ireland
Budgetary matters
- Pre Budget 2025 Submission
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Irish Venture Capital Association
Economic Development and Industry
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British Irish Chamber of Commerce
Budgetary matters
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Family Business Network Ireland Limited
Budgetary matters
- Capital Gains Tax Retirement Relief
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Irish Petrol Retailers Association
Taxation
- Lobbying to stop the restoration of excise duty
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Dublin Cemeteries Committee
Heritage
- On July 12th, 2024, Dublin Cemeteries Trust met with Minister Paschal Donohoe, T.D., in Glasnevin Cemetery. During the meeting, Dublin Cemeteries Trust outlined a number of urgent remedial projects which need to be carried out in the cemetery during the period 2025-2027 and lobbied for government funding for these urgent remedial projects.
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Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company
Public Expenditure and Reform
- Policy and regulatory developments directly impacting on the National Lottery
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Focus Ireland
· 2 returns
Housing
- EIB Visit to Connaught Street Focus Ireland Development
- Pre-budget submission to Government
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Community Platform
Budgetary matters
- Represented the Community Platform as part of Community and Voluntary Pillar Pre-Budget Meeting with Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe
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Glennon Brothers (Glennon Bros. Timber Ltd)
Budgetary matters
- Changes to Capital Gains Tax Legislation
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Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce
· 2 returns
Budgetary matters
- Pre-budget briefing with Department of Finance & Department of Public Expenditure reviewing Chambers Ireland pre-budget submission.
- Pre-Budget Submission sent by email to Ministers
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Hanover Media Strategy Limited
Children and Youth Affairs
- Meeting request ahead of Budget 2025
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Alcohol Action Ireland
Finance
- Budget 2025 recommendations to reduce harm from alcohol
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National Women's Council of Ireland
Public Expenditure and Reform
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Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland
Budgetary matters
- Sought support for measures contained within CTTC's Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
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John Gallagher
Community
- Promotion of Policies of The Wheel for charity, social enterprise and community and voluntary sector
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National College of Ireland
Education and Training
- Request to Consider NCI in Budget 2025 & request to government for a capital grant of €10 million
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Karen Clince
Children and Youth Affairs
- Meeting request to discuss the ongoing crises facing the early years & childcare sector
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Outhouse CLG
Finance
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National Centre for Youth Mental Health
· 2 returns
Health
- Meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe
- Meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe
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Limerick Chamber
· 2 returns
Budgetary matters
- Limerick Chamber were part of a delegation from Chambers Ireland that met with Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform
- Limerick Chamber emailed a copy of their budget submission to all relevant Ministers, TDs and Senators
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National Youth Council of Ireland
Children and Youth Affairs
- Increased investment in Youth Work funding in Budget 2025
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Volunteering Ireland
Community
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Multiple Sclerosis Ireland
· 2 returns
Health
- MS Ireland launched the results of the My MS My Needs survey
- MS Ireland launched our Pre-Budget submission
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Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland
Health
- Invitation to the annual Medicines for Europe 2024 conference: 12 - 13 June in Dublin
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Ireland Active
Taxation
- Tax Credit Submission for Gym and Swimming Pool Fees
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Montague Communications Ltd
Housing
- Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise chance of such defects occurring in the future.
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Construction Defects Alliance
Housing
- Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects
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eircom Limited
Economic Development and Industry
- Overall update on eir's operations and future plans, in the context of overall Govt digital policy
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The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
· 47 returns
Agriculture · Finance · Environment · Energy and Natural Resources · Social Protection · Education and Training · Taxation · Marine
- IFA Budget 2025 Submission - Farm Schemes
- IFA Budget 2025 Submission - Farm Schemes - Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Supports within the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - National Liming Scheme
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Protein Crop Supports
- Areas of Natural Constraints (ANCs)
- Farm Schemes - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
- Forgotten Farmer Scheme
- IFA Budget 2025 Submission - Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Measures implementing Ireland's Biomethane Strategy
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Multi-Species Sward Scheme, including support for red clover
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Milling Industry Support
- Investment in Renewable Energy
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Horticulture Crisis Fund
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Investment Aid Scheme for the Development of Commercial Horticulture
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Spent Mushroom Compost Scheme
- Budget 2025 - IFA Submission to Government
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Peat
- IFA Budget 2025 Submission - Potatoes
- Cost of Doing Business
- Walks Scheme
- IFA Budget 2025 Submission - Pigs
- Equine -Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
- Hill Farming - Cross-Sector Report
- IFA Budget 2025 Submission - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Tillage Survival Scheme
- Knowledge Transfer (KT) Scheme
- Social Protection Measures - Pensions
- Cost of Employment - Social Protection Measures
- Support for Agricultural Education
- Fair Deal & Support for Older People
- Agri-Taxation - Unfair Taxation
- Investment in Renewable Energy - Renewable Energy Microgeneration Support
- Farm Assist
- Farm Safety - Cross Sector Support
- Shannon Callows Compensation Scheme
- Farm Finance
- LEADER
- Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)
- Organic Farm Scheme
- Taxation Measures to Support Climate Action
- Taxation Measures to Support Farm Viability, Succession, Transfer & Partnerships
- IFA Funding Proposals for the Tillage Sector
- Designate Area Payments
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Poultry
- IFA Budget 2025 Submission - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Tillage Expansion Scheme
- Aquaculture
- VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Farm Forestry
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Irish Development Education Association
Education and Training
- Ensuring Global Citizenship Education (GCE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) are adequately resourced in Budget2025 and beyond
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JTI Ireland Limited
· 2 returns
Budgetary matters
- Excise Duty on tobacco products.
- JTI Ireland Budget 2025 Submission
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GSK
Health
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Cork Chamber
· 2 returns
Economic Development and Industry · Budgetary matters
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CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED
Children and Youth Affairs
- To lobby for specific measures to tackle child poverty in Budget 2025
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National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland
Justice and Equality
- Emailed all TDs and Senators asking them to sign a statement calling on the Iranian government to cease persecution of Baha'is, women and minorities in Iran.
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Age Action
· 2 returns
Budgetary matters · Economic Development and Industry
- CVP annual meeting with Ministers of Finance and PER
- Attendance and speaking at National Economic Dialogue 2024
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Irish Heart Foundation
Finance
- Irish Heart Foundation pre-budget submission 2025
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Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
· 2 returns
Health
- Pre-budget submission to the Minister for Finance, copied to Ministers for Health and Social Protection.
- Our chair Garvan Mulligan wrote to Minister Donohoe regarding provision of addition funding for eye care committed by the Minister for Health.
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Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
Housing
- Email summary of SCSI reports published and available on the SCSI website
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TU Dublin Students' Union CLG
Education and Training
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ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)
Energy and Natural Resources
- Engagment on the Report on Energy Poverty published by the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, and the Islands'
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Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG
Tourism
- AVEA submission for consideration for Budget 2025, with the four key themes of: Accelerated Costs of Business threatening the sustainability of businesses; VAT to return to 9%; Economic value of tourism to be recognised and supported, particularly in the regions; Access to be prioritised, internationally and locally, as a key strategic tourism enabler; budgets for tourism agencies Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland to be restored to 2023 levels
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Mental Health Reform
· 3 returns
Health · Budgetary matters · Public Expenditure and Reform
- Meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe about MHR's ongoing research with the London School of Economics (LSE) about the benefit of investing in early intervention and prevention services in mental health
- Communicate MHR's Pre-Budget Submission 2025 priorities, with an invitation to a 'Meet & Greet' with MHR, MHR Member organisations and people with lived experience of mental health difficulties on Wednesday 18th September in LH 2000 and with an initial work in progress briefing on MHR's work on a research project with the London School of Economics
- Circulating MHR's Pre-Budget Submission 2025 to specific Minister and invite public reps to MHR Pre Budget Submision Launch
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Irish Universities Association
Budgetary matters
- Research Infrastructure; Governance matters; University Funding in the context of upcoming Budget; PreBudget Submission; LegislationFunding Challenges and governance issues in the university sector
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Vodafone Ireland
Communications
- VAT Reduction on Internet Access Services
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Respond
Housing
- Pre Budget Submission on Housing, Delivering social and cost rental homes, Retrofitting social and affordable homes, Quality homes and services, Family Homelessness, Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Care (SAC)
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DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS
Foreign Affairs
- Launch and submission of Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission and follow-up advocacy
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Aer Lingus
Transport
- Dublin Airport passenger cap
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American Chamber of Commerce Ireland
· 2 returns
Economic Development and Industry · Budgetary matters
- Budget 2025 Submission
- Meeting on Budget 2025
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Rehab Group
· 2 returns
Education and Training · Budgetary matters
- Request to Minister Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform re Application of WRC Agreement to all National Learning Network Staff
- Rehab Group's Pre-Budget Submission Campaign
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Dexcom
Health
- Diabetes Policy in Ireland
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Screen Producers Ireland
Arts
- Letter to Ministers acknowledging RTE funding solution
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Ibec
· 10 returns
Economic Development and Industry · Budgetary matters · Finance · Communications · Arts
- LEEF Plenary
- Ibec Budget 2025 submission briefing
- Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
- Engineering Industries Ireland Budget 2025 Priorities
- Pre-Budget Submission
- Technology Ireland Budget 2025 Submission
- Meeting with Ministers Paschal Donohoe and Jack Chambers to outline Budget 2025 priorities
- Budget 2025 priorities for the telecommunications sector
- Budget 2025 priorities for screen industries
- Establish an Office of LifeSciences
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Friends of the Earth
Budgetary matters
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Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association
· 2 returns
Budgetary matters
- Attendance at the National Economic Dialogue.
- Pre-budget meeting with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure.
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Janssen Sciences Ireland UC
Budgetary matters
- Engagement with Government & Oireachtas members re new medicines funding.
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Wind Energy Ireland
Budgetary matters
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Rockwood Consulting ULC
Finance
- Seeking a change to taxation to allow for the decarbonisation of transport
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Environmental Pillar
Budgetary matters
- Submission of Environmental Pillar Budget Proposals for Budget 2025
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Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited
· 3 returns
Budgetary matters
- Copy of Irish Rural Link Pre-Budget Submission for 2025
- Community & Voluntary Pillar Annual Pre- Budget meeting with Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform
- National Economic Dialogue roundtable statement
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Diageo Ireland
Local Government
- Concerns in relation to impacts of proposed Dublin City Transport plan.
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Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation
Children and Youth Affairs
- Pre-budget campaign to increase funding for youth work in Budget 2025
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Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
· 3 returns
Budgetary matters
- In May the INOU attended the National Economic Dialogue 2024 in Dublin Castle: participated in the Breakout session on Poverty and income inequality: trends and challenges in light of recent economic shocks, chaired by Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D.; and the final plenary session.
- In late August the INOU's pre-budget submission for Budget 2025 was sent to all Government Ministers and Ministers of State.
- The INOU was part of a delegation from the Community and Voluntary Pillar that met with Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers T.D. and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D. to discuss Budget 2025 under three themes: revenue raising & taxation; benchmarking, income adequacy, social protection & the cost of living; investment in services & infrastructure.
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Analog Devices
Economic Development and Industry
- ADI Strategic Operations in Ireland and Europe
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Think Bodywhys CLG
Health
- Pre Budget Submission submitted to the following-Minister Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health; Minister Mary Butler, Minister of State for Mental Health & Older People; Minister Pascal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; Minister Jack Chambers, Minister for Finance. Email re review of Clinical Programme on Eating Disorders to Minister Mary Butler, Minister of State for Mental Health & Older People.
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Irish Tourist Industry Confederation
· 2 returns
Tourism
- Budget 2025 submission
- Restore the VAT rate of 9%
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Laois Chamber Alliance
Economic Development and Industry
- Zoom briefing with Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe on the forthcoming budget
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Eli Lilly and Company
Economic Development and Industry
- Project Progress and Economic Impact of Lilly Limerick.
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Rare Diseases Ireland
· 2 returns
Health
- Get Rare Aware - Engaging with elected officials on Get Rare Aware campaign
- Rare Diseases Ireland election manifesto launch
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Insurance Ireland
· 2 returns
Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, to make a pre-budget submission.
- On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the review of changes in European regulation and to discuss with Ireland's new European Parliament representatives
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CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND"
Sports and Recreation
- Meeting about the development of League of Ireland Academies
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LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice
Budgetary matters
- Budget 2025 - LauraLynn Children's Hospice 2025 Pre-Budget Submission.
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County Meath Chamber
Budgetary matters
- On-line Budget Briefing with Minister Chambers and Minister Donohoe
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Restaurants Association of Ireland
Taxation
- Meeting with Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe
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Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd
Economic Development and Industry
- To outline Meta's views on the European digital regulatory framework
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Dublin Chamber of Commerce
· 4 returns
Employment · Economic Development and Industry · Environment · Public Expenditure and Reform
- Meeting with Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, regarding Budget 2025
- Meeting with Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, regarding Budget 2025
- Meeting with Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, regarding Budget 2025
- Meeting with Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, regarding Budget 2025
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Irish Hotels Federation
Tourism
- Seeking Government measures to support the continued recovery of Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry
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Vape Business Ireland
Budgetary matters
- Shared VBI's budgetary asks with relevant stakeholders
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Car Rental Council of Ireland
· 4 returns
Taxation · Transport · Finance
- VAT equalisation measure for rental cars
- Publicly accessible charging infrastructure for EVs
- Affordable EVs
- Insurance reform
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Irish Institutional Property
Finance
- Pre budget submission to Minister for Finance and follow up meeting
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County Kildare Chamber
· 2 returns
Economic Development and Industry
- Budget 2025 meeting
- Budget 2025 meeting
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Drogheda & District Chamber
Finance
- Chambers Ireland meeting with Government Officials re Budget