Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: CSNA wanted the Ministers, Taoiseach and Tanaiste to desist from making comments that were creating an unsafe working environment for the staff working in filling stations.CSNA urged the politicians to allow the investigation from the CCPC into the wholesale and retail pricing of motor and domestic heating fuel take place and await the publication of their findings.CSNA were also anxious to ensure that any changes in excise duty was properly communicated, unlike a previous occasion .
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CSNA wished to let it be known that any categorisation of their fuel-retailing members as 'gougers' was offensive and untrue.
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Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Retrospective reversal of refusals , and admission into the PowerUp scheme
Methods: Email
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The PowerUp grant scheme was not made available to those that had not availed of the Second Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Scheme. This defied logic- taxpayers who chose NOT to accept a grant were effectively precluded from seeking assistance at a later stage.
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: The refund of the tax value of tobacco ,vaping and alcohol products taken by EHO's where the seizure was done for the purpose of sample analysis.
Methods: Email
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CSNA sought the establishment of protocols that the HSE Environmental Health Service would adopt with Revenue to provide for the return of excises
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ad valorem and Value Added taxes for excised products taken by EHO's for analysis. The refunds are already provided for in law
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the methodology has not been established.
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: reversal of decision to change current system
Methods: Letter
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Letters from Revenue to many members advising the discontinuation of a system that allows for monthly payments of VAT liabilities
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balanced by way of on an Annual accounting has a significant additional financial and administrative burden. This has not been assessed from a Cost to Business perspective.
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: The Government should allow a Joint Oireachtas Committee investigate the recommendation and make its findings known as a matter of urgency, it should NOT be agreed before a proper discussion.
Methods: Meeting
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The increase in the level of awards for Personal Injuries recommended by the Judicial Council is a matter of concern to our members as it will delay any decreases in policyholders premiums.
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: the PfG had a Section entitled' Retail Crime' in which there was a specific reference to grant assistance to retailers obtaining crime-preventing products- we want to share this information with members .
Methods: Letter
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CSNA sought specific information from the Department of Justice regarding elements designed to reduce crime as set out in the Programme for Government
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: removal of 'qualified priviledge' and replaced by a 'serious harm Test'
Methods: Meeting
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CSNA wished to have a greater protection afforded to its retail members within the proposed amendments to the Defamation Act that the Department was steering through the Houses
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Fairer system nationwide with equality of treatment for all applicants.
Methods: Email
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CSNA sought assurances from Minister Peter Burke that future grant assistance to SME's would have 'weeded out' all of the errors of previous Schemes
Politician(s) lobbied: Pauline Mulligan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: CSNA are interested to learn what level of market intelligence the Department of Health has obtained in advance of creating a number of Bills,Acts and statutory Instruments given that they have not consulted with the retailing representatives.
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CSNA wished to have sight of SME Tests that were carried out in advance of a number of legislative actions as per the new Regulations agreed by Cabinet in 2024.
