Pat Casey

Intent: Possible amendment for consideration at Seanad Committee Stage

Details: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025

Intent: Secure intended reforms to TaxSaver Scheme and generally promote shared mobility.

Details: Reforming the TaxSaver scheme

Intent: To seek support for the pub sector in Budget 2027

Details: Budget 2027

Intent: To support reforms that improve transparency, efficiency, and consumer confidence in the residential property market.

Details: Hosted informal Cross-Party Oirechtas Commitee with a focus on reforms to improve transparency, consumer confidence, and efficiency in the residential property market, including upfront property information, conveyancing reform, and more transparent bidding practices.

Intent: To raise members' concerns with the Tax Appeals Bill in relation to the proposed removal of a taxpayer's automatic right to a private tax appeal hearing and the publication of unredacted determinations and to include a copy of a Senior Counsel opinion on the Zalewski Supreme Court judgment and research on tax appeals procedures in other EU Member States.

Details: Follow up submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach in relation to the Committee's pre-legislative scrutiny of the Finance (Tax Appeals and Fiscal Responsibility) Bill 2025 (Tax Appeals Bill).

Intent: Ireland's PACE representatives vote in favour of the resolution.

Details: PACE Resultion: Ban on conversion practices.

Intent: To persuade senators to seek to amend the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025

Details: Made proposals as to how the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 might be amended to render it compliant with Directive 2006/115/EC.

Intent: To raise awareness and to answer questions on 'Enabling the Credit Union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country' on 29th of April 2026

Details: Invitation and appearance before Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and Public Expenditure

Intent: To highlight that Ireland currently has approximately 700,000 smokers and 350,000 adult vapers, over half of whom have stopped smoking entirely. This transition away from cigarettes represents a significant public health gain. The Department of Health’s own data indicates that vapers are substantially more likely to quit smoking than users of Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Details: The Reduced Risk Products Association issued a written update to all Senators ahead of the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025 Seanad Second Stage debate. The RRPA recognises the intent behind the Bill and supports its focus on addressing environmental concerns and limiting youth access to di, ... Read more

Intent: The correspondence referenced European analysis suggesting a substantial proportion of vaping products circulating within the EU may be entering through irregular or illegal channels. It warned that weak enforcement, cross-border purchasing and online sales create risks for youth access, tax compliance and consumer safety. The RRPA argued that further restrictions without stronger enforcement could expand black market activity and undermine legitimate retail trade.

Details: The Reduced Risk Products Association issued correspondence to all TDs and Senators highlighting concerns about enforcement capacity within Ireland’s vaping sector. The communication stressed that the effectiveness of any regulatory framework will depend not on legislative intent alone, but on robus, ... Read more