Patrick Cluskey

Intent: Provide budgetary objectives of importance to Guaranteed Irish members

Details: Pre-budget submission 2026

Intent: The extension of tax relief as a qualifying expense to counselling and psychotherapy.::The application of a VAT exemption to counselling and psychotherapy services which will create an equity between Counsellors/Psychotherapists and other allied health professionals.::The expansion of the counselling in schools program.

Details: IACP Pre-Budget Submission 2026

Intent: To include bookshops in the Culture Card and include booksellers in taskforce to progress its implementation.To increase funding for school libraries and ensure that some funding is ringfenced for spending in local bookshops.to increase funding for Foras na Gaeilge and ensure funding is ringfenced for Áis to fully support Irish language literature. To reform the commercial rates system and commit to monitoring its support of SMEs in town centres.

Details: Pre-budget submission in relation to rates, funding for Foras na Gaeilge and school libraries and to include bookshops in the culture card scheme.

Intent: To secure support from key stakeholders for funding for oral health prevention schemes in Budget 2026

Details: To engage with key stakeholders on funding for oral health prevention schemes in Budget 2026

Intent: Gain support for the measures outlined in the spunout pre-budget submission as part of the Budget 2026 campaign.

Details: Engage with political representatives to discuss details of the spunout pre-budget submission, detailing the needs of young people and facilitating direct engagement between action panel members and elected representatives.

Intent: Assistance in securing a visa for an individual in an emergency situation

Details: Visa matter

Intent: Government support for the establishment of 'one stop shop' youth hubs throughout the country.

Details: Email letter to Minister McEntee advocating for a policy of state-funded youth hubs, potentially as part of the National Development Plan

Intent: To highlight issues of relevance to start-ups and scale-ups in relation to the forthcoming term of Government

Details: Highlighting priorities for start-ups and scaling companies in context of Programme for Government

Intent: Secure rights-based national guidelines

Details: Highlighting the need for new national guidelines on school Codes of Behaviour to be compliant with the rights of Autistic students

Intent: Raise awareness of importance of aligning energy and enterprise policy

Details: Urged alignment of Energy with Enterprise Policy in new Government