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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Brendan Smith

Fianna Fáil

Constituency / panel
Cavan-Monaghan
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
4 current — Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen; …
2
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1397
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
388 of 422 divisions
92%
Vote participation

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2020-09-21

Lobbying return by Irish Egg Marketing Ltd

Agriculture
Intended results

A broadening of the criteria to include stock values as a basis for claims under the scheme.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Egg Marketing Ltd" equals CRO name "IRISH EGG MARKETING LIMITED" (CRO 368803) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2020-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To seek meetings with Party leaders on the Programme for Government for discussions on key areas for the farming and food sector in a new Government::That a new Government would fight for an increased CAP Budget to cover inflation and the costs of additional asks on farmers.…

Register of Lobbying2020-09-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

Maximise the finacial assiatance available to affected poultry farmers::To welcome the introduction of the scheme by the Department of Agriculture

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that there is a severe income crisis across most of the main farming sectors, driven by unviable prices below the cost of production, high input costs and reducing direct payments. Tackling the farm income crisis and spreading economic recovery to rural Ireland must…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To oppose the position of Fianna Fail on convergence::To point out that it will cost farmers money with reductions in their direct payments::That farmers, particularily in County Wexford, who have relatively high per hectare entitlements, but may not have a high number of…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

The secure the continuation of long-term leasing reliefs::To increase the spending on young farmer's measures to greater than 10% within CAP::To secure forestry targets which are balanced to allow access to land for young farmers

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

Income Averaging 'Step-Out' flexibility: that a farmer should be allowed to ‘step-out’ of income averaging more than once in a five-year period, where they are not carrying an unpaid deferred tax amount from a previous ‘step-out’, providing a strong incentive to repay the…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

Extension to date of slurry spreading days due to poor weather and ground conditions and limited drying opportunities.::Address the immediate and growing difficulty facing farm families who have been unable to spread slurry for weeks and in some instances due to poor…

Register of Lobbying2020-01-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

Brexit support - beef farmers: in addition to the €100m (EU Commission €50m, National Government €50m) further direct support for farmers will be needed to deal with losses incurred, particularly for beef farmers, post May 2019. These ongoing losses are due to the decline in the…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To ensure that cattle price returns are in line with the EU/UK average and to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their cattle to ensure a income as they are encountering severe income difficulties as a result of the falling prices.::A comprehensive package of market…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

CAP Budget 2021-2027: the CAP budget be increased to take account of inflation and to compensate farmers for any additional requirements placed upon them as a result of this CAP reform.::Possible rollover of CAP: that should the CAP be rolled over, it is critical that the budget…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

CAP Budget 2021-2027: the CAP budget be increased to take account of inflation and to compensate farmers for any additional requirements placed upon them as a result of this CAP reform.::Possible rollover of CAP: that should the CAP be rolled over, it is critical that the budget…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To address the severe income difficulties livestock farmers are encountering as a result of falling prices, increased costs and reduced direct payments.::To seek support for livestock farmers as these difficulties have escalated into a crises due to the fall in cattle prices,…