Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland (Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland

Date published 29 Apr, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Seek a Reduction in employers PRSI

Intended results Reduction in Employers PRSI

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Sears

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

We reached out to Martin Heydon to request a reduction in Employers' PRSI due to increasing overhead expenses. Numerous butchers nationwide are facing challenges in maintaining their businesses.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)