Michael Collins

Intent: To highlight our Members vies and concerns on all the issues listed above

Details: Quotas, Fishing Opportunities, Emergency Funding for Organisations, Representtion and A Typical Scheme

Intent: Inclusion of accessible funding for independent radio sector in Budget, as well as measures to ensure existing funding could be accessed. Fair share of Sound and Vision funding to be allocated to independent radio.::Measures to ensure a level playing field in regulatory and legislative terms for independent stations and fair application of State Aid in the media landscape, as well as unrestricted and prominent access for listeners to radio in vehicles or on devices or platforms. ::Budget allocation for accessible funding for investment in capital and maintenance of emergency communications transmission equipment.::Attendance invited for event aimed at highlighting need to protect prominent access for radio, and arrangement of meetings and highlighting IBI policy priorities

Details: Advocating for fair, proportionate and accessible funding for the public service content on independent radio stations in the Budget and in policy discussions. Seeking level playing field.

Intent: To reduce overall rate increase, and highlight the negative impact the 6% increase would have on SMEs

Details: Limerick Chamber wrote to executive and elected representatives to highlight concerns regarding commercial rate increase

Intent: Increase provision of affordable housing in Limerick

Details: Presentation to the Full Council of Limerick City and County Council

Intent: Permanent €1000 reduction in fees for third level students.

Details: Reduction of fees for third level students

Intent: Communicate the objections that our members have in relation to the proposed Mercosur Trade Deal

Details: Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers

Intent: Cross-party consideration of ALONE's costed pre-budget submission.

Details: 2026 pre-budget submission

Intent: To ensure that members of the Oireachtas are aware of and highlight the priorities in IFA's General Election Manifesto (2024) and IFA's Spring Lobbying priorities.::To ensure that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine takes on board the key priorities as highlighted by IFA.

Details: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Intent: That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Foreign Affairs::To reiterate strong opposition to the Mercosur agreement in its current form. The beef industry in Ireland supports 90,000 farmers and around 25,000 jobs and is critical to the rural economy. There are very strong concerns about the impact the EU-Mercosur trade agreement would have on the viability of some 90,000 families.::That, while it is often argued that an additional 99,000t of beef from the Mercosur block countries would represent only 1-2% of the EU beef market, this statistic is in fact very misleading. The high value EU steak market (fillet, striploin, and cube) will be targeted by Mercosur beef exporters and will impact EU producers' ability to achieve a positive return on the carcass. 30% of the value of the carcass is contained within the yield of high

Details: Mercosur Trade Deal

Intent: Incorporate FCI proposals into policy/ actions in 2026 budget

Details: FCI Pre- Budget Submissions 2026