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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 6)
2025-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seeking a meeting with the relevant Departments seeking access to the NVDF by a third party to prevent drive off theft
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Motor Fuel Theft Issue and Proposed Solution |
2025-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Asking the Minister to clarify when the grant application process was re opening after mis classification
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | URGENT ICOB portal re-open for business re-categorisation/correction |
2025-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Establish a public/government forum to discuss excise policy with a view to parity with the UK and to reduce the cross border differential. Also, to seek a zero duty rate on sustainable biofuels.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Ask the Minister to set up a fuels forum |
2025-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seeking to get parties to recognise the duty differential between ROI and NI and address it as a key issue in the new Government
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Duty Differential |
2025-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Extension to the time available for businesses to make their application
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Power Up Grant |
2025-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Anne Stewart (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Colin Menton (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Paddy Mahon (CEO), Longford County Council; John McKeon (Head of Finance), Longford County Council; Richard Shakespeare (Chief Executive Officer), Dublin City Council; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To get the ICOB Grant scheme application portal re-opened so that retailers can go in and amend their business category to 'retail'.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | URGENT ICOB portal re-open for business re-categorisation/correction |
2024-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To get the Finance Minister to stop the excise increase planned for 1st August 2024
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying to stop the restoration of excise duty |
2024-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Establish a working group to include trade bodies and Government to review excise, carbon tax and other related costs as we move towards more use of biofuels and EV's.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To set up a Working Group to review fuel taxation and other fuel related issues |
2024-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Our budget submission asked for a taskforce to be set up to review future taxation on fossil fuels and pending this review the IPRA are asking for a temporary reduction of vat to 15% to ensure that border stations can survive. The IPRA are also asking that the Rates appeal system be urgently reviewed as its taking too long to hear the cases and this uncertainty is causing a major burden for our members.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Budget Submission |
2024-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Clarification on the detail and asking to be part of a working group to review the implications
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Clarification as to the implementation of the under 21 cigarette sales ban. |
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