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 ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide any explanation why since 2010, the value of food & drink exports in 2021 have increased over 70%, however farm incomes for the majority have remained largely static.::To establish if the Minister will…
To seek clarification on the position with moving the applicable maximum investment ceiling of €80,000 up to €200,000 per holding, under the Pig and Poultry TAMS grant.::Subsequently, to acknowledge the increase to the TAMS investment limit on poultry farms to €200,000. This…
To highlight that the availability of peat to harvest is of utmost concern for all horticultural operators. The recent Action Plan published by Government is not robust enough to deliver for growers.::To establish from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, what…
To highlight that on the review of the Organic Food Sector and Strategy for Development Report 2019-2025, that to date farmer representatives have only attended one brief meeting since the establishment of the working group. To secure a commitment from the Minister for…
To get a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, that the revised reference costs, which were completed by the Department (in December) will be implemented for Tranche 25 applications.::At the Charter of Rights meeting on December 2nd, the Department…
To get a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine that farmers will not experience a cut in payment in the new environment scheme when compared to GLAS and EIPs due to an imposed payment ceiling.::For the proposed new Agri-environment scheme, farmers who…
To get a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that a minimum funding of €300 per cow and €30 per ewe is required, especially in peripheral areas to ensure land abandonment doesn't become part of the future.::Irish suckler farmers operate one of the…
To secure a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that a national cattle rearing and finishing scheme will provide payments of €100/animal?::That the CAP strategic plans that you have submitted to Brussels will have a negative impact on the income of…
To secure a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide additional targeted funding to the sheep sector, that incorporates direct support for shearing and wool presentation in order to bring the targeted payments for all ewes to €30/ewe.::To…
To acknowledge the increased budget allocation of €6m for the Wildlife Control Programme. It is vital these additional resources are fully utilised in increasing the numbers of operatives out on the ground implementing the programme as this is the key issue to be addressed in…
To secure a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the establishment of the office of a food regulator will be given Government priority in 2022.::The Government allocated €4m in Budget 2022 to the Office of the Food Ombudsman/Food regulator.…
To get assurance from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the forestry licence system will be reformed to streamline the process and provide a guarantee that decisions will issue within the agreed timeframe.::To get acceptance from the Minister that the…
To get a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to meeting IFA on the proposed equine sector both thoroughbred and sport horses, that they are included for financial support under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) and it successor…
To get assurance from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the minimum reduction target of 22% is attributed to Agriculture?::Agricultural emissions, as a percentage of total emissions, have remained relatively static since 1990. In the same period, Irish farms…
To get clarity from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that following Budget 2022 and reiterated by the Minister recently in the media, there was an intention to introduce a 60% capital grant for farmers for rooftop solar in early 2022.