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 secure a comprehensive package of market supports and direct aid for farmers from the EU to cover a hard Brexit and the losses already incurred.::New emergency market distrubance measures under EU Reg. 1308/13, Article 219/221 are required.::For the EU to provide support of…
To highlight that the EU Commission decision to increase the limit on State Aid for farmers from €15000 to €25000 is an important first step in what could be facing farmers in the event of a crash out Brexit, but warned that significantly more funding would be needed in a…
To secure a Brexit support package for all farming sectors including dairying, sheep, pig meat, poultry, tillage, mushrooms, forestry and horticulture.
That the CAP is rolled over, as it is critical that the budget is in place to avoid any linear cuts in direct payments and to fully facilitate a seamless transition for farm schemes under Pillar II such as GLAS, TAMs and ANCs::That the EU Commission position be supported to…
Based on the ESRI report showing the impact of various Brexit scenarios, to highlight again the urgent need bring forward a comprehensive support package for farmers.
To highlight that a 'no deal' Brexit would be a disaster for farmers in Ireland::That EU solidarity would be converted into tangible support.::To highlight that a key issue for Ireland will be the schedule of WTO tariffs and tariff-free quotas applied by the UK in the event of a…
To highlight that the UK is Ireland's largest beef export market, accounting for 298,000t (52%) in 2018::To highlight that Brexit uncertainty and the weakness of sterling has already impacted negatively on market returns and Irish cattle prices::To point out that IFA estimate a…
To provide an update on IFA's position on Brexit, Contingency Planning and the UK White Paper::- that IFA shares the Government's approach in the negotiations which is aimed at ensuring that the post-Brexit environment for the farming and food sectors remains the status quo.…
To highlight that Irish farmers’ interests lie in maintaining full access and frictionless trade both North/South and East/West between Ireland and Britain, while retaining the full value of the UK market::To highlight that on the Withdrawal Agreement - with up to 90% agreed,…
That MEPs support Paolo De Castro's Report at the European Parliament Plenary Session so that the proposed Directive can proceed to the trilogue phase.
To welcome the decision of the European Parliament (EP) Budget Committee to back an increase in the next CAP Budget to maintain the real value of payments::That the support of the European Parliament Budget Committee to maintain existing funding but also to provide for…
That the agreement between the EU27 and the UK, which was endorsed at a special European Council meeting in Brussels on 25 November, is critically important for the orderly withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29th March 2019.::To highlight the strong statements by the Presidents…
To highlight that there is massive concern among all farmers and especially livestock farmers about prices and exports to our most important export market in the UK.::To highlight that Government needs to come forward with a comprehensive programme of supports that will address…
To highlight IFA's campaign both at home with Governments and in Europe, for a rebalancing of power in the food supply chain, to deliver a viable price for farmers, and a return on their work and investment.::To demonstrate that across Member States, there is recurring evidence…