Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To highlight that progress has been made on a number of issues over the last number of months. Farm payments will return to their traditional payment schedule for 2024, with the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme payment reverting to the third week of September. IFA had…
To highlight the concerns raised by farmers who have received Debt Recovery Unit letters in relation to the recoupment of excess Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) interim payments.::To highlight the negative connotations around engagement with a Debt Recovery Unit as…
Letter to Minister of Agriculture, Food & Marine; and Minister of Housing, Local Gov & Heritage concerning the transfer of the local authority veterinary service to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the terms & conditions of Fórsa members affected by this.…
Transparency and accountability of public funds.
This problem is causing much frustration among farm advisors and is totally unacceptable and unprofessional.
To ensure value for money is happening
To give clarification on the expenditure of funds.
That all sectors of farming are adequately and fairly represented at various meetings and forums.
To establish exactly why IBLA as a legitimate farm organisation that represents beef and sheep farmers are not being invited or included in important forums concerning their members.
That action is being taken by the relevant bodies which are in place to ensure proper service.
To establish important information regarding carbon credits for the forestry sector.
To simplify the system to benefit everyone concerned
To seek the immediate intervention of the Minister for Agriculture to extend the scope of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme so that all impacted farmers receive full compensation for the financial losses incurred where lands have been flooded and crops destroyed.::To highlight…
To highlight how vital it is that the actions identified in the Tillage Vision Report are implemented swiftly to prevent terminal damage to the tillage sector. Tillage farmers have faced falling grain prices, input cost remaining high, loss of rented land and extreme weather…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine for a further extension to the permitted spreading deadline in the National Liming Programme.::To highlight that, while the extension provided to 31 March and later to 28 June 2024 must be acknowledged, the persistent…