Carol Nolan

Informing stakeholders about Irish forestry issues, policies and programmes; and seeking greater improvements within the sector.

Leasing of land and the need to keep the tax free allowance on same. ::Discussed the need for the grant on derelict buildings to continue and to be given longer time to get application completed. ::Discussed the need for sex semen to be tax free. Discussed the need for 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…

Provide information of the impact of a reduction of the Nitrates Derogation would have on Lakeland Dairies farm families.

To highlight the concerns that farmers have, given the difficulties 2023 has presented and how the upcoming Budget 2024 can help address some of those challenges.::To highlight that the new National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS) is a poorly designed scheme. The payment per farmer…

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 get emergency funding from the Brexit reserve for the sheep sector for 23-24 and to get an increased payment under the sheep improvement scheme and a payment for wool management under the longer term

To highlight that Ireland's beef sector is the largest farm sector by farmer number with over 100,000 farmers involved.::To emphasise that the single most important component of this sector is the suckler herd with 60,000 farms. The sector generated €2.52bn in export value for…

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 slurry spreading season

extend cultivation period post harvest 2023 due to weather conditions

change policy

change policy

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

Improvement to forestry policy and programmes