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 highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.::To highlight…
To seek support for the many farm families whose homes, lands and/or farmyards have been impacted by the unprecedented deluge of rainfall that has hit many parts of the south and south-west of the country.::To highlight that farmers are facing increased operational pressures to…
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…
For those Oireachtas members contacted to send a correspondence to the Minister for Finance in which they would query about the classification of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) from a 'substitute fuel' to a 'biofuel' in the Finance Act.
To propose that, in the amendment of section 34 in the Finance Act where the definition of assets that can benefit from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Retirement Relief and Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief, that includes leased land on which solar panels have been…
To highlight that a number of adverse weather events, such as a tornado in County Wexford and flooding in Co. Cork and Co. Louth have left many farmers struggling to house and feed their animals.::To propose that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment would activate…
To emphasise that the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) is from a farmer perspective nothing short of a landgrab exercise. It must be realised that farmed land isn't land speculation or land hoarding to constrain or prevent residential development for a huge pay-out down the…
To highlight area's of concern by submitting a Pre-Budget 2024 Submission as requested by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, & the Marine.::Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) -::to highlight concerns with the Residential Zoned Land Tax, while being mindful of the current housing…
Taxation measures to support Climate Action::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated in a similar…
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…
To highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.::To highlight…
To discuss the progress of the schemes proposed under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve(BAR) supports.::To seek an explanation as to why only €50m of the €1.1bn Brexit Adjustment Fund (BAR) is going to primary agriculture.::- While there has not been a 'Hard Brexit' yet, Irish…
Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…
• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…
To highlight how some agri-businesses, for example those involved in the production of soft fruits, will not qualify for the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) as their costs had already increased significantly by September 2021, mainly because they buy gas at a…