Charlie McConalogue

Workable Scheme for hill/commonage farmers (top up payment)

Suspension of tender process underway so that concerns regarding the tendering process could be addressed.

Seeking initiation of public policy on wholesale whiskey market and the creation of an Unaged Irish Whiskey category in Ireland

Indication of support for ban on wild animal circuses

Enhancement of Farm Schemes:::- TAMS on-farm investment support scheme - immediate approval for all farmers who have applied for tranches 1 & 2::- Payments in July for those farmers who have completed works under the part approvals issued earlier in the year::- Beef Data and…

That Ireland gets EU approval to pay 70% advance on the Basic Payment Scheme to help cashflow on farms::That all payments must be made on time in line with deadlines set down in the Charter of Farmers' Rights

That the foal levy would be collected on the actual stallion fee paid by the breeder and not the advertised fee for the stallion, as per the S.I.::That the composition of the Foal Levy Committee (in Horse Racing Ireland) is addressed to ensure that all breeders are represented…

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