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2025-03-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: 1. Introduce the Irish Franchise Association and highlight the voluntary work we do to promote ethical franchising.2. Highlight the significant contribution our members make to job creation across the island. 2.. Reposition the perception of the franchise sector as a jobs growth model rather than a displacement model as it is currently viewed by many of the key political decision makers. .::3. Explore whether any governmental financial supports could be provided to support us conduct an economic impact survey to clearly identify the economic impact that our sector creates
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Government supports currently not available to the Business Format Franchise community in Ireland |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Highlight the contribution that Business Format Franchising makes to the Irish economy and push for changes in economic supports to the sector through government policy..
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Potential economic supports to the Irish Franchise sector and lobbying on issues affecting our members operating in the sector |
| — | primarily rising costs of doing business |
| — | reduction of vat rate |
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Coveney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: 1.IFA Representative group meeting at Ministerial level2. Introduce the VOLUNTARY representative group of business format franchising across Ireland. 3.Highlight the success of business format franchising to key policy & decision makers3. Investigate the opportunity for support in conducting a sector and Economic Impact Survey. 4.Explore possible amendments to current government policy of not supporting the franchise sector in the same way as standalone start up businesses are supported.
Methods: Event / Reception, Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Government supports not available to the Business Format Franchise community |