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 proposes that financial considerations must be one of the stated missions of this strategy. It is positive to note the mention of this strategy being “agri-led and farmer-centric” and it aligning with circular bio economy development and enablement of sectorial emissions…
To nominate the IFA Deputy President to the Board of the Teagasc Authority.
To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to address the Donegal IFA AGM.
To highlight that, without urgent policy action, it is not inconceivable that the overall tillage area could decline by up to 11% in 2024 due to very low levels of autumn planting, tight availability of spring seeds and widespread negativity amongst growers.::This potential…
To expedite ECO payments to farmers and resolve the Dept IT ongoing issues.
To communicate with planners in advance and agree a workable plan to avoid the frustrations experienced by all involved.
To resolve ASAP the numerous issues encountered by planners regarding Acres, Biss and Eco scheme that are resulting in farm payment delays.
To seek assurance that adequate resources are in place to clear backlog from the IT problems experienced in 2023 so that it wont happen again in 2024.
Seeking clarity on farm payments.
To ensure that there can't be a repeat of the IT issues in 2024.
Accountability for CAP funds.
To ensure that transparent and proper procedures are being followed.
To establish why has all the agreed actions not been carried out as agreed by the BMTF.
To ensure that a monitoring group is put in place with a majority Farming representation to monitor and oversee the PGI.
To challenge the condition in the Low Emissions Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS) that ,‘From the 1st of January 2024 applicants farming at or above 150 kgs/N per hectare (as defined under Statutory Instrument 113/2022) in the year of application or the preceding year are…