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.
Support for the agriculture sector which is facing continuing competitiveness challenges arising from the weakness of Sterling as a direct fallout from the UK Brexit decision. This October’s Budget should support new lower cost loan products for farming through the SBCI, to fund…
To make the case for continued strong EU funding of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2020
That the Government would implement the following:::1. Temporary abolition of the clawback on the sale of entitlements for tillage farmers who need to raise cash or stand back from taking over-priced conacre.::2. Under CAP Post 2020, the stacking of entitlements should be…
Maintaining the national suckler cow herd through increased direct payments and a strong live export trade::To secure €50 per head increase in suckler cow supports::The establishment of a new dedicated live export unit in the Department of Agriculture and Bord Bia to drive the…
To continue to highlight the issues with flooding of farm land from the river Shannon and also Turloughs
That on National Potato Day (NPD), consumers and retailers would support the €85m farm gate sector::The Government would continue its support for the Sector through Bord Bia's 3-year promotion campaign designed in 2017 to signal the health benefits of the potato
To bring to the Minister's attention that there was no engagement with stakeholders ahead of signing in the S.I.::That in the Minister's letter of 10th March 2017 the Minister confirmed that the roadworthiness testing requirement 'will only apply to T5 tractors used…
That the Government would support the live cattle trade to Turkey::That the import requirement of Turkey for 500,000 head of live cattle each year, would be taken seriously by the Irish Government::That all necessary supports would be put in place to facilitate the Turkish…
To highlight that the briefing note from the Department of Transport adds further confusion to the issue and that it does not address the reasons for the failure to deliver on the Minister's promise to consult with IFA, in advance of the introduction of the Regulation (SI…
To highlight dog attacks on sheep flocks and ensure responsible dog ownership by introducing a central database
To get increased supports for the sheep sector
To discuss the future of CAP and proposed changes that will affect Irish farmers::That there would be an increased CAP Budget::That Direct Payments to farmers would continue::To retain the two pillar model of CAP::To ensure the delivery of environmental public goods and enhanced…
To achieve an understanding of the role of sustainable agriculture and the possible contributions from the sector towards Ireland's climate targets
To explain IFA Policy on all areas of concern to farmers::To lobbying all Designate Public Officials (DPOs) who visited the stand
That the Finance Act 2017 must provide that stamp duty on land purchased / transferred and used for farming remains at 2% rate; qualifying criteria to avail of this would be the same applied by Revenue for definition of active farmer, as for Agriculture relief.::With…