Policy Submissions

ISME often makes submissions to government on different topics which are relevant to its lobbying.

Department Submissions

 

Department of An Taoiseach

• • • ISME Chair letter to An Taoiseach re: collective bargaining Oct 22

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Department of Finance

• • • ISME letter to Minister Michael McGrath TD regarding Local Jobs Alliance Submission
    • ISME letter to Minister Michael McGrath TD regarding invoice redirect frauds affecting Irish businesses.
    • ISMEs note for the attention of Minister Donohoe on Pension Equity and the referenced paper

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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

• • • ISME Low Pay Commission NMW submission 2024
    • ISME submission to Low Pay Commission regarding the National Minimum Wage 2024
    • ISME Enterprise White Paper
    • ISME Enterprise Consultation Submission, August 2022

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Department of Justice and Equality

• • • ISME letter to Minister of State for Justice and Equality on 3rd May 2024: re Defamation
    • ISME Letter to Minister for Justice on 14th July 2
    • Justice on 9th August 2022 on Legal Costs
    • ISME Note to Minister for Justice, 1st March 2022 re: Defamation

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Department of Education and Skills

• • • Submission to Dept. concerning Kildare Wicklow Education & Training Board

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

• • • Letter to the Minister on The establishment of JLC for the ELC and SAC sector

Department of Health

• • • Note to Minister for Health re Medical Practitioners Act
    • Letter to the Minister of Health on Antigen Testing

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

• • • Submission to Dept. concerning Business and Human Rights

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

• • • Letter to Dept. concerning the budget for Skillnet Ireland in 2024

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Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

• • • Public Consultation process for an automatic enrolment retirement savings scheme
    • ISME Submission to end Jobs Kills Zone for low income workers

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

• • • ISME’s Letter to Minister re: Irish Whiskey Certification Mark

Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

• • • ISME’s Letter to Minister Eamon Ryan TD regarding online and telephone fraud

Central Bank

• • • Letter to Central Bank on Insurance Statistics 
    • ISME response to Central Bank
    • Central Bank reply on Blue Book

Housing Commission

• ISMEs views on a referendum on housing

Public Sector Pay Commission

• ISME Submission to Public Sector Pay Commission Phase II

Commission on Taxation and Welfare

• ISME Submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare

Oireachtas Submissions

Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation

• • • Submission to the Committee concerning Brexit
      

Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform

• • • Presentation to the Committee concerning the Rising Cost of Motor Insurance

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