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 achieve a new tagging and identification system that meets the requirements of farmers::To achieve a competitive and cost effective bovine tag identification tag supply system and diagnostic testing for farmers::To achieve a system that reduces loss rates::To ensure that a…
That the Department of Agriculture takes on board IFA proposals to amend the RDP which will better utilise the €4bn funding available over the lifetime of the Programme
To stay with the existing derogation and not introduce compulsory EID
To prevent any further diminution of competition in the purchase of cattle and sheep
To secure a targeted sheep scheme of €25m::To ensure that such a scheme has minimal costs and bureaucracy on farmers
Immediate reopening of the BDGS for new participants::To secure additional funding of €25m to increase suckler cow support
To ensure faster and move efficIent approvals in the TAMS::To ensure that payments are processed to farmers faster on completion of work under the TAMS
To ensure that funding allocated to the farm schemes is fully utilised
To set out ICMSA key policy priorities to Fianna Fail.
Seeking support for ICMSA policies relating to Budget 2017.
To secure government support for the recommendations in the 'Health Check' report and in particular for government action to combat the issue of Below Cost Selling
Certainty to support multiannual funding of the operational functions of the Irish National Steeplechase Committee / Point to Point.
Set out the key demands of ICMSA members in the upcoming General Election
Seek support for initiatives that will help develop the agriculture sector and in particular measures to support dairy farmers during the current serious difficulties.
Improving Farm Profitability. Measures for sustainable and profitable growth of farming must be at the core of public policy for our agriculture sector.::Sufficient funding for farm schemes to deliver annual expenditure of €580m (national and EU) under the RDP. This includes…