Intent: To outline the tax policies for the consideration of the next Government that the Institute believes will foster an innovative and productive domestic business sector while ensuring Ireland remains attractive to foreign direct investment.
Details: Tax Strategy for the Next Government - Institute submission to political parties in advance of the next General Election.
Intent: Secure attendance of Minister Noonan at launch of high-level report; Hold briefing in Oireachtas for Environment Committee Members; circulate the report to relevant Oireachtas members and highlight its recommendations
Details: Launch of report on High-Level Recommendations for Funding Nature Restoration in Ireland
Circulation of report to relevant Opposition Oireachtas members along with budget 2025 proposals - EmailInformal communications with Deputy Leddin, Hannah Hamilton and Dónall Geoghegan - Informal communicationMeeting with Dónall Geoghegan - Meeting
Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of proposed Retrospective Payments Scheme, getting strong commitments on defects remediation into party manifestoes and the Programme for Government (PFG)
Details: Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise the chances of such defects occurring in the future
Emails:Seeking meetings on the party/grouping manifesto of the general election;Asking for the Alliance's policy asks to be included in manifestoes and the PFG;Responding to the manifestoes and seeking clarification on key issues;Inviting parties/groupings to send speaker to online election forum;Progressing implementation of the Interim Remediation Scheme and the Retrospective Payments pathfinders. - EmailHeld online election forum attended by party representatives to set out their positions on defects remediation - Event / ReceptionMade following submissions in relation to:Text for their party manifestoes on defects remediation and preventing future defects;Reminder of manifesto commitments and Alliance's asks for the PFG negotiations. - Submission
Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of promised Retrospective Payments Scheme, getting strong party commitments on defects remediation translated into the Programme for Government.
Details: Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise chance of such defects occurring in the future.
Emails:Seeking meetings on the party/grouping manifestoes for the general election; Asking for the Alliance's policy asks to be included in manifestoes and the PFG; Responding to the manifestoes and seeking clarification on key issues;Inviting parties/groupings to send speaker to online election forum;Progressing implementation of the Interim Remediation Scheme and the Retrospective Payments pathfinders. - EmailHeld online election forum attended by party representatives to set out their positions on defects remediation - Event / ReceptionMade following submissions:Text for their party manifestoes on defects remediation;Reminder of manifesto commitments and Alliance's asks for Programme for Government discussions. - Submission
Calls to set up meetings - Phone callEmails setting out the MUD Act Reform Group's manifesto and PFG asks and seeking meetings. - EmailHeld online election forum for party representatives attended by over 100 people on MUD Act reform - Event / Reception
Intent: That the Minister for Transport, as the single shareholder in CIE, would communicate to the Board of CIE that they would sanction an increase in the pension of a specific group of pensioners i.e. members of the 1951 Superannuation Fund
Details: Lobbying by a group of CIE pensioners for the Minister for Transport to require the Board of CIE to increase their pension
Phone calls were made to members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport asking them to invite the CIE Pensioners Group to present to the Committee on the issue of their pension and the lack of an increase since 2008. - Phone call
Intent: To ensure that the manifestoes of the political parties were ambitious for the environment especially Ireland's wild birds and other biodiversity. ::That the Programme for Government would be more ambitious for biodiversity and the environment than some of the manifestoes
An introductory email with a letter attached and our general election asks attached. - EmailFurther advocacy on our election asks to ensure more ambition is in the Programme for Government - EmailLetter outlining the biodiversity emergency and how government must do more to protect people, nature and climate. - Letter
Intent: Better use should be made of the Good Friday Agreement to increase cross-border work on the environment. Ensure civil society organisations can engage directly with Good Friday Agreement structures such as the NSMC. Ensure civil society organisations can engage directly with Good Friday Agreement structures such as the NSMC
Details: All-island Cooperation on the Environment