Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance
Intent: Enhanced support for thje hair and beauty industry including a reduction in VAT and educational support.
Methods: Submission
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Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Non-EEA skilled professional should be eligible to gain work permits to fill the vast job vacancies and reduced the significant skills shortage.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Retention of the 9% rate for Hairdressing and Barbering
Methods: Submission
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Submission
Presented the Minister with a copy of the 9% report and explained the impact of the VAT increase on the industry.
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Enhanced financial support for employers taking on apprentices in the personal grooming industry.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Virtual Meeting
Meeting between HABIC, DFHRIS and the Apprenticeship Alliance to outline the current issues with the apprenticeship model and the disparity between pre and post 2016 apprenticeships, and the need to increase the financial supports for employers to allow the training of apprentices.
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: 9% VAT rate to remain in place for the Hairdressing and Barbering industry
Methods: SubmissionMeeting
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Submission
Directly contacted TDs to outline the need for the retention of the 9% VAT rate for the hair industry and provided a copy of the report.
Meeting
During a meeting between ISME and Minister Calleary, the Minister and officials were lobbied and presented with a reporting outlying the need to retain the 9%VAT rate for the hair and hospitality industry.
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Retention of the 9% Vat rate for Hairdressing and Barbering
Methods: Meeting
