Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
Generation Renewal the succession scheme and how training and talks allow older farmers to talk to younger farmers re transfer of same. ::To provide young people with training to turn their farm into a business that is viable instead of having to work on farm and off farm.…
To highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…
Sought to have the allocation process of funding for media rights for small race courses reviewed
Provide information of the impact of a reduction of the Nitrates Derogation would have on Lakeland Dairies farm families.
To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…
To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…
extend cultivation period post harvest 2023 due to weather conditions
To highlight issues regarding farmers having to pay for more than one Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) test per year::To seek clarity on who pays for new TB Testing requirements from 1st February::To request an update on the Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) programme
To brief Members of the Oireachtas on the Nitrates Derogation::Member States must apply to the European Commission every four years to be granted a nitrates derogation. Strict criteria must be met in order to get a derogation. Member states must demonstrate that the higher…
To brief Oireachtas Members of the details of the current Nitrates Action Programme::The EU Nitrates Directive requires Member States to review water quality at least every four years and to create a Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). This programme outlines a suite of…
To brief Oireachtas members on Water Quality in the context of the Nitrates Action Programme 2023
Publicise the concerns of Macra in relation to the future of rural Ireland::Create awareness of rural sustainability
To discuss Climate Action::To highlight that Irish Farmers are fully committed to playing their part in reducing emissions. This must be achievable without undermining the economic and social viability of the family farm.::To agree a Climate Action Plan for the farming sector…
To discuss the changes to Nitrates Action Programme which will become operational in 2023 and the impact this will have on farm families::To establish the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's position on the application by An Taisce of the Judicial Review of…
To discuss the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023 - 2027 including schemes and implementation