Charlie McConalogue

To influence policy on planning for on-farm investment

To highlight the areas of concern to farming and rural communities as follows:::- Confronting Crime::- Community Policing and Public Safety::- Policing of roads::- Organisational development and capacity improvement

Making recommendations to Government on how to identify, recruit, train and make available up to 6000 new employees at various levels of skills and expertise - from Farm Assistant to Farm Manager and actual Farmer - from the national labour force, the EU, but also from outside…

To emphasis that all the focus on targets is for exports and employment, that there is not enough emphasis on a fair return for farmers::To point out that while Food Wise 2025 sets a target for growth in the value of farmgate output of 65%, there are no explicit targets set for…

That past injustices for women at pension age would be addressed by:::- introducing a total contribution system for the purposes of calculating the level of contributory pension; and::- ensuring that the pension system recognises the important role women have played and continue…

That the Irish Government and Minister Michael Creed would get agreement from the EU Commission to pay out 70% of the Basic Payment Scheme in October

To demonstrate that the recommendations have missed an opportunity to finally address the inflexibility of farming by date when it comes to the spreading of organic manures.::To demonstrate that the proposal to restrict livestock access to waters and require water flow…

That Budget 2018, must contain measures to improve farm competitiveness and support farm incomes::That Budget 2018 provides -::for government supported low-cost loans for farming enterprises, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and on-farm investment::increased…

That the CCPC must address the serious lack of competition in the Irish beef sector

To get changes made to the Fair Deal Scheme which will remove the uncapped liability on farm assets::To outline IFA's position the need for a cap on the maximum percentage charge that can be applied to an income generating productive asset, such as a family farm

To demonstrate that the failure of the Government to increase the Earned Income Tax Credit to match the PAYE credit, as committed to in the Programme for Government, maintains the inequity in the income tax system between employees and the self-employed and impacts…

To inform that the Department of Agriculture has agreed to make the following changes to the second year of the KT programme:::Farmers will be allowed to attend 2 events, as opposed to 1, meaning farmers now have the option of 4 meetings with 1 event; or 3 meetings with 2…

That the review would be meaningful and that the outcome will have to comprise an independent Chairman and farmer representation on the appeals body

That there would be a fairer inspection regime for farmers associated with the various direct payment scheme and prompt payment::That there would be a full review of the inspection and penalty regime::That there would be greater tolerances and a yellow card system whereby…

That applications for aid by farmers in Donegal impacted by the floods would be processed without delay and that payments would be made