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2024-08-01
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Make everyone aware of the problems with the rising costs of doing business and the need for a small business ombudsman
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Support for business |
2023-09-01
Politician(s) lobbied: Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Trying to gather support for a small business ombudsman to be elected/assigned to better support the independent
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Retail sector |
| — | more focused on convenience stores |
| — | off-licenses |
| — | petrol forecourts etc. |
2022-05-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Damien English (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: This was the first step of a new round of engagement, raising the issues we will be pursuing over coming months, as indepedent retailers look for help to combat the tide of rising costs that is threatening their businesses.
Methods: Event / Reception, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | raised issues affecting independent convenience retailers |
| — | including costs of insurance |
| — | employment |
| — | overheads and energy. Concerns over retail crime and its impact on businesses and staff were also raised. Calls for a small business ombudsman were repeated. |
2021-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To raise awareness and gain support for fairer treatment of news retailers by the news wholesale companies.
Methods: Letter, Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The lobbying concerned the business relationship between retailers and the wholesalers who provide supply of newspapers and magazines |
| — | the nature and unfairness of the relationship. |
2020-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To increase awareness of the issues and their impact on retailers amongst TD and to gain their support for future campaigning in these areas.
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We addressed a number of issues of concern to independent retailers: impact of covid-19 |
| — | licence costs |
| — | insurance premium increases |
| — | small business ombudsman |
| — | payroll costs and the costs of utilities. |
2020-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin 'Boxer' Moran (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To engage and inform government and TDs, raising the profile of these issues and the impact on independent retailers and prompt government action to help independent retailers.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The meeting discussed the substantial and damaging rises in business insurance premiums and the damage they are doing to small business in Ireland |
| — | the urgent need to review retail commissions paid by the National Lottery and the National Lottery License and a follow up on progress towards the creation of a small business ombudsman about which the NFRN have had previous discussions with Mr Moran. |
2019-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Regina Doherty (Minister), Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Pat Breen (Minister of State), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Michael D'Arcy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Michael Ring (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Flanagan (Minister), Department of Justice and Equality; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Naughten (Councillor), Roscommon County Council; Tony Ward (Councillor), Roscommon County Council; Frankie Keena (Councillor), Westmeath County Council; Aengus O'Rourke (Councillor), Westmeath County Council; John Dolan (Councillor), Westmeath County Council; Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McDowell (Senator), Seanad; Joan Freeman (Senator), Seanad; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frances Fitzgerald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie Penrose (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Clare Daly (MEP), European Parliament; Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament; Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Eamon Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eugene Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lisa Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; David Norris (Senator), Seanad; Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Senator), Seanad; Colm Burke (Senator), Seanad; John Halligan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liadh Ní Riada (MEP), European Parliament; Simon Coveney (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Joan Burton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hazel Chu (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Kevin Boxer Moran (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works; Gabrielle McFadden (Senator), Seanad; Hazel Smyth (Councillor), Westmeath County Council
Intent: To encourage the government to take steps to protect retailers from excessive premium increases.
Methods: Email, Phone call, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To raise awareness of the impact on retailers of the excessive increases in insurance premiums that are being imposed on |
| — | and are financially damaging |
| — | their businesses. |
2019-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To raise the understanding of the impact of policies with the local TD
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussed NFRN members concerns about business rates and water charges and the impact of these on local retail businesses. The removal of customer parking spaces was also discussed with the impact on trade for local retailers being explained. |
2018-05-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin Boxer Moran (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works
Intent: To obtain the governments commitment to the creation of a small business commissioner.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Follow up to the NFRN campaign for a small business ombudsman to gauge the governments support for the proposal. |
2018-01-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin Boxer Moran (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works
Intent: To obtain an update on the governments consideration of the proposals
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Followed up on previous meetings that discussed our proposals for a small business ombudsman |