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Coghlan welcomes Rates Exemption for Non Profit Childcare Providers

Posted on November 26, 2014 at 2:35 PM Comments comments (0)



Seanad Government Chief Whip and Kerry Senator Paul Coghlan has welcomed the development that Community not-for-profit childcare providers will be exempt from commercial rates from early 2015.

An amendment has been introduced in the Seanad to the Valuation (Amendment)(No.2) Bill 2012 which means not-for-profit community childcare providers will be exempt from rates. This will be a major boost for community chi...

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Budget Measures for VAT and Abolition of Pension Levy to be Welcomed - Coghlan

Posted on October 17, 2014 at 5:45 AM Comments comments (0)


 

Fine Gael Senator and Government Chief Whip in the Seanad, Paul Coghlan has welcomed Budget 2015 which retains the 9% VAT rate for the hotels and tourist industry, and marks the abolition of the Pension Levy by the end of 2015.

 

“The 9% VAT rate has been hugely effective in boosting the tourist industry in Ireland. This has been particularly important in our o...

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1.8 million Euro construction funding will reduce social housing waiting lists and create jobs in Kerry - Coghlan

Posted on March 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM Comments comments (0)



Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Government Chief Whip in the Seanad, Paul Coghlan, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement of over €1.8 million in funding for the construction of local authority housing in Kerry. Senator Coghlan was speaking in the Seanad after this week’s announcement of a €68 million Local Authority Construc...

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