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2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Reduce substantial energy costs for SME local shops by funding energy infrastructure development and renewable energy centrally instead of imposing these costs on business and domestic customers who should only pay for energy consumed.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Local independent shops are struggling with sustained high energy costs including significant Use of system charges and PSO levy charge |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Implementation of Programme for Government measures to support SME business including local community food/convenience shops; RGDATA inclusion on Cost of Doing Business taskforce; Tobacco & Vape licence fees to be subject to SME and affordability test, supports for local employers to deal with increased wage costs due to Government measures.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | SME Test; Cost of doing business measures; cost of employment measures |
| — | regulatory burden on local independent shops |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Implementation of Programme for Government measures on tackling Retail Crime; amendments to the Defamation Bill to protect shop owners and their staff from spurious claims; rejection of Judicial Council call for a 17% increase in personal injury awards.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Escalating Retail crime; Retail Defamation; Personal Injuries Awards |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Proposals in the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael Election Manifestos to support SME local community food shops and supermarkets to be included in the Programme for Government.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Programme for Government Negotiations |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seeking commitment to support targeted measures to ensure future viability of SME independent family owned shops and supermarkets in the party General Election Manifesto and any post Election 24 Government formation talks.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The need for targeted supports for independent family owned SME shops and supermarkets in the next Programme for Government |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Seeking support for an amendment to outlaw betting on the National Lottery by entities regulated by the Gambling Regulation Bill.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Gambling Regulation Bill |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Review of all charges and levies added to electricity unit costs to ensure that they are being kept to a minimum and are not over-inflated or misdirected.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Electricity levies and use of system charges imposed on business customers by energy companies |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garrett Ahern (Senator), Seanad; Aisling Dolan (Senator), Seanad; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Paddy Burke (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Targeted supports for independent SME grocery/convenience stores including reduced PRSI rates; new employment subsidy scheme for full-time students employed part time in shops; extension of ICOB scheme to all town centre food businesses; VAT reduction; defer additional employment cost increases; hardwire SME test into decision making structures; business succession and capital gains tax reforms for succession planning in family owned businesses.
Methods: Letter, Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Budget 2025 |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Action to make insurance companies pass on the savings delivered by Government insurance reforms to lower premiums for Employer and Public Liability insurance for independent shops.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Employer and Public Liability Insurance Premiums |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Paul Daly (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Catherine Ardagh (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Targeted supports for local independent food/convenience retailers.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party Briefing on all the challenges facing independent community food/convenience retailers. |
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