Niall O'Ceallaigh

Intent: If there is a requirement for a Director of an Irish company who is not an Irish resident and has not been allocated a PPS number, we are advocating that increased resources be allocated to the section within the Department of Social Welfare (DoSW) which issues PPS numbers. We anticipate that if there is a requirement for a Director of an Irish company who does not have a PPS number to apply for one, then there will be thousands of applications to this section of DoSW.

Details: European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 - Central Register of Beneficial Ownership

Intent: To encourage a city-region approach to national development.::To plan for core density and reduce urban sprawl.::To increase the housing supply in Ireland's cities.::To support international connectivity through ports and airports.::To develop transport infrastructure to connect Ireland's cities.::To encourage greater investment in public transport.::To improve Ireland's city regions as destinations for higher education.::To encourage rejuvenation of Ireland's city centres.::To improve management of water and waste in Ireland's city regions.

Details: Representations to the Department of Finance in relation to the City Regions Ireland agenda.

Intent: To encourage Government to meet its fiscal commitments as outlined in the National Development Plan.::To prioritise investment in the Greater Dublin Area with particular reference to MetroLink, the DART Expansion Programme, BusConnects, housing, and the Eastern Region Water Supply Project.::To ensure stable delivery of infrastructure investments by allowing draw-down of funds from the 'Rainy Day Fund' in the event that growth slows below the level required to fund the National Development Plan.::To ring-fence unexpected receipts for capital investment.::To highlight the challenges facing Ireland's tax competitiveness in relation to the UK ahead of Brexit.::To increase the lifetime cap on qualifying gains for Entrepreneur Relief from CGT to €15 million.::To reduce the tax on income from share dividends to 30% for entrepreneurs.::To introduce an Investor Relief to encourage investment in Irish SMEs.::To grant SMEs a higher R&D tax credit rate of 30% and allow an upfront cash claim.::To e

Details: Representations to Government officials in relation Dublin Chamber's final recommendations for Budget 2019.