Sean Kinsella

Intent: Setting out the case for the maintenance of the marginal tax relief for pensions

Details: Pensions simplificiation and reform- marginal taxation relief rate

Intent: Positioning Mercer's expertise and experience with respect to retirement savings.

Details: Proposed public policy changes with respect to pension scheme auto-enrolment.

Intent: To inform the Government Pensions Roadmap and the impact of changes to taxation of pensions

Details: The Government Pensions Roadmap and review of taxation of pensions

Intent: Enhanced engagement with the Department of Finance, Department of Social Protection and the Pensions Authority.

Details: Providing information about the insights and experience that the Mercer Ireland Group could offer with respect to the on-going pension reform debate.

Intent: Ensure understanding of the priorities of business in its call for greater diversification of funding streams to fund infrastructure delivery::Ensure support for business call for the ringfencing of corporate tax revenues for investment in higher education::Ensure understanding of business concern that raising carbon tax or excise duty may choke-off economic activity rather than encourage fuel switching or modal shifts::Ensure agreement that Science Foundation Ireland’s investment in research centres is key to delivering in areas of strategic importance to Irish business::Ensure understanding of the benefits of ringfencing corporation tax gains for infrastructure investment projects::Ensure political support for North-South Interconnector.

Details: Business priorities for the economy, infrastructure delivery, investment in education, low-carbon pathways, science research centres, and the North-South Interconnector

Intent: Changes to excise duty on alcohol::Changes to policy on alcohol retail

Details: Budget 2018

Intent: Maintenance of passporting rights into the UK; transparency in negotiations; transitional period before change in trading relationship

Details: Impact of UK Referendum on EU passporting rights into the UK

Intent: Communication with Minister and key department officials on decision of KBC's commitment to Ireland

Details: Communication of KBC's Long term commitment to Ireland

Intent: To influence the Government approach to attracting FDI from the UK post-Brexit

Details: Submission of proposal regarding IFS 2020 strategy post-Brexit

Intent: Secure understanding of the benefits achieved by soft drinks companies by reducing the sugar content of their products through reformulation, and raise questions regarding the minimal benefit of the proposed tax on target populations.::Achieve agreement that in the four countries where sugar sweetened drink taxes were introduced (Mexico, France, Denmark, Hungary) obesity actually increased.::Deliver real and effective solutions to yield real public health benefits through continued work with Government.

Details: Sugar-sweetened drinks tax