Intent: Raise awareness of need for public knowledge of risks from alcohol including liver disease, cancer and FASD. No delay in the introduction of planned alcohol health information labelling
Briefing session for Oireachtas members held in Leinster House on 15 May 2025. Speakers from AAI, Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, Irish Cancer Society, academic from Trinity College Dublin. - Event / ReceptionEmails to selected DPOs listed below. - EmailMeeting with Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in Leinster House on 29 May 2025Meeting with Sinead Gibney, Leinster House 7 May 2025 - Meeting
Intent: Ensure understanding of industry perspectives on the closure of the hospitality sector and its impact on the drinks industry.::Ensure awareness of Drinks Ireland's #TogetherAgain and #BeSound campaigns
Details: Drinks Ireland campaigns in support of hospitality reopening
Intent: A balanced and transparent approach to decision-making on the economic reopening timeline, and one which takes a sensitive approach to the social and economic circumstances of the businesses and households::Awareness of the negative effects of a potential curtailment of the reopening of the Experience Economy, in return for ill-defined benefits
Intent: Secure commitment to more autonomy to business for the planned phased reopening.::Ensure the roadmap provides absolute clarity and certainty for all businesses to fully reopen as quickly as possible beginning no later than mid-September.
Intent: Recalibrate general damages guidelines to reflect international norms and norms already established by the Court of Appeal::Establishment of the Garda Insurance Fraud Unit::Redefine and re-balance the “common duty of care” to require the occupier to take a duty of care that is reasonable, practical and proportionate .::Publication of a schedule of forecast reductions in insurance costs for planned reforms.::The urgent sourcing of cover for sectors currently unable to source affordable cover via the Insurance Competition Office::The payment by insurers of valid Covid-19 related business interruption claims::Adoption by insurers of appropriate forbearance measures in the light of Covid-19::Reform of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board::Increase in the limit for SMEs allowed to make a complaint to the FSPO from €3m turnover to €10m::The establishment of a State-controlled fraud database::The capping of legal fees
Details: Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole and keep them that way.
All regarding the intended results at Section 2 and in particular the Judicial Guidelines on personal injury damages announced on March 6th - LetterAll regarding the intended results at Section 2. All virtual. - MeetingAll regarding the intended results at Section 2 - Email
Intent: Clarity for businesses on the reopening timetable for the coming months::Full reopening of further sectors of the economy from May 4th::Material steps to address mental health risks for those working from home::Tackle the significant constraints emerging in relation to public transport::Exemptions for subject matter expert workers from mandatory hotel quarantine::No cliff-edge in supports for business
Details: Review of the Covid-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead framework
