Intent: Communicate and ensure understanding of the need for policy supports required to address cost competitiveness challenges faced by the Experience Economy sector and provide long term funding to support the growth of Ireland’s largest indigenous economy, our Experience Economy.
Details: Policy supports required to address competitiveness challenges faced by businesses in the Experience Economy sector.
Intent: To update Department on feedback on housing supply delays including zoning and servicing of land for housing delivery and ongoing viability challenges with an emphasis on apartment delivery
Details: Meeting with Newly Appointed Deputy Secretary General, DPER, Colin Menton in Dept Finance at 3pm
Intent: Discussion following appointment to Infrastructure Division with DPER
Details: Meeting with Deputy Asst Secretary
Intent: Increased funding for adult literacy in Budget 2026, specifically for(1) adult literacy provision in ETBs(2) Learn with NALA(3) community education(4) PIAAC mid-cycle survey(5) plain language training in government departments
Details: Adult Literacy in Ireland
Intent: Sought further meeting with Colin Mention, Deputy Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform regarding the local bargaining clause of the Public Service Agreement 2024-26, and bargaining units particularly in the education and higher education sectors.
Details: Kevin Callinan, Chairperson ICTU Public Services Committee sent a letter Colin Mention, Deputy Sec General, Dept of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform seeking a meeting regarding the local bargaining clause of the Public Service Agreement 2024-26 following a meeting on 21st October 2024. This, ...
Intent: To share and advocate for EAPN Ireland proposals for Budget 2025 around: Income Adequacy, Inclusive Labour Markets, Access to Affordable & Quality Public Services, Autonomous Community Development, Sustainable Financing for Social Investment, Equality Proofing & Poverty Proofing
Details: Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
Intent: To get the ICOB Grant scheme application portal re-opened so that retailers can go in and amend their business category to 'retail'.
Details: URGENT ICOB portal re-open for business re-categorisation/correction
Intent: To propose an increase in the Housing for All target to a minimum of 53,000 homes per year, with at least half of these built in the GDA
Details: Pre-Budget Submission circulated to national TDs, Senior Civil Servants, Dublin Councillors and Senators.
Intent: To advocate for the provision of necessary funding to Uisce Éireann to start the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project and Greater Dublin Drainage Scheme.
Details: Pre-Budget Submission circulated to national TDs, Senior Civil Servants, Dublin Councillors and Senators.
Intent: To highlight the need to simplify the enterprise tax system
Details: Pre-Budget Submission circulated to national TDs, Senior Civil Servants, Dublin Councillors and Senators
