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.
That farmers who have applied for TAMS, and who have put down a deposit before formal approval, are allowed claim the deposit as a legitimate expense in claiming grant aid
To give IFA's response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & the Marine's Report on 'Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland'::That the report would adopt a number of recommendations made by IFA including:::The abolition of anti-dumping duties on ammonium…
That maximum flexibility would be shown by the Department of Agriculture in the implementation of commonage framework plans for more than 9000 farmers on 3500 commonages throughout the country in the GLAS Scheme::That the Commonage Implementation Committee would:::- examine…
That there would be a coordinated Government response to address farm viability, deliver off-farm employment opportunities, and to upskill farm households::That the information in the Teagasc Report will provide a valuable input into future policy development, under the CAP and…
That the scheme must deliver for farmers impacted by designation of their land::That a significant amount of the €25m allocation to the Hen Harrier Locally-Led Scheme must benefit farmers::To inform farmers and politicians that IFA will convene a special meeting to discuss the…
That the derogation continues::That the transitional arrangements are included in the full scope of the Nitrates Regulations review
To demonstrate that there are mixed fortunes in 2017 farm incomes::To demonstrate the low incomes of drystock and tillage farmers::To demonstrate that price volatility remains a huge threat to all sectors particularly the dairy sector
That the Government would influence the EU Commission and reject doing a deal for more beef imports from Brazil::That the 'Weak Flesh' corruption scandal in Brazil in March 2017 would be taken on board and seen as hoe Brazil fails to meet European standards.
That decisions by the WHO are strongly supported by factual evidence::To recognise that the use of antibiotics on farms is already heavily regulated
That farmers would get fair judgement in cases where farmers' Basic Payment Scheme payments are being held back by the Department of Agriculture as a result of their lands being deemed to have been burned
Following the publication of results of the 2016 inspections of domestic waste water treatment systems, that the Department of Local Government and the EPA would establish a ring-fenced budget to address septic tank failure
That the EPA would protect the Shellfish Farming Sector in the context of the dramatic increase in breaches of sewage treatment regulations around the coast::To protect the global export markets of the shellfish sector, the Government support the industry at EU level in seeking…
That the Government would introduce further measures to avoid climate fines and reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emmissions::That a Climate Activation Programme would focus on the following areas:::The announcement of a biomass development programme, which would displace…
To demonstrate that the Draft National Planning Framework is not rural proofed::The the following IFA proposals would be included in the framework:::Safeguarding the rights of families, with an intrinsic link to rural areas to obtain planning permission, by revising the…
To stress the importance of direct payments for the drystock and tillage sectors. The survival of these sectors is very dependent on direct payments and it underlines the importance of an improved EU budget for direct payments in the context of the upcoming CAP reform.::To…