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.
Farm Schemes - Suckler Cow::IFA proposes Budget 2022 should build on the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes to deliver a targeted direct payment of €300/ cow, financed from a combination of national cofinancing and CAP Pillar II funds. Roll-over of the BDGP in a simplified format for…
To highlight that IFA is extremely disappointed that there is no farm representative appointed to the Commission.::To ask that Government would reconsider the membership of the Commission and allow IFA to nominate a suitably qualified person to represent the agricultural sector…
To highlight the content of IFA's submission to the CAP Strategic Planning Consultation Process.::To acknowledge the move by the EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to carry out ‘a comprehensive impact assessment' of the CAP Strategic Plans.::That the Commission…
That the Government cannot use the Nitrates review to introduce measures that are more to do with delivering climate policy objectives, than improving water quality.::To highlight that the Government must undertake a cost-benefit analysis to understand the economic cost of the…
To welcome the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture that approval has commenced for 100% of qualified applications received by the Department under Tranche 22.::To call on the Minister of Agriculture to ensure all applicants in Tranche 22 get the opportunity to…
To highlight that the Irish pigmeat sector is currently under extreme pressure with the lack of suitable labour both on-farm and in the processing side of the industry.::To highlight that the lack of available labour is not unique to the pigmeat sector. Significant shortages of…
That the Minister in reply to IFA letters of 9th and 24th June 2021 grants an emergency use authorisation for diquat to be used to desiccate potato crops in 2021.::The granting of an emergency approval in accordance with Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 has been…
To highlight that the BEAM monies were provided to suckler and beef farmers to offset the enormous losses experienced on their farms arising from Brexit. To highlight that since the monies were committed, the Department of Agriculture has put obstacles in the way of farmers…
That the European Commission address the dysfunctional fertiliser market in Europe where manufacturers control production and farmers face spiralling fertiliser input costs. Anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Commission on some fertilisers have removed any meaningful…
To call for the maximum pay out of this year's farm schemes.::That the Department must pull out all the stops and make a strong case to the EU Commission to pay farmers, whose files have been selected for inspection and ensure they get their advance payment on October 18th.::To…
To set out that the Agricultural Sector faces unprecedented policy decisions including::• The agreement of our CAP National Strategic Plan including the final decision on the level on national exchequer funding to co-finance the Pillar II programme as part of the next CAP…
That IFA would challenge any move by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to claim ownership of the carbon sequestered in forests owned by farmers.::To highlight that there is no reference in the terms and conditions of the afforestation scheme that gives the State…
That the Government would engage with the sector to develop a workable, 5/10-year farm-level strategy that works for farmers::- Farmers support climate action, but they cannot do more environmental actions with less money and without policies that help them to do that.::- The…
To better understand the finer detail of the Nursing Home Support Scheme.::That the three-year cap on family farms under the Fair Deal scheme has come into operation.::To acknowledge the work of Ministers with responsibility for Older People, in getting these changes…
To welcome the additional funding commitment in the Budget for the TB Eradication Programme, and in particular the €6m for the Wildlife Control Programme.::That this additional funding must be utilised immediately to put boots on the ground to deal with the TB problems caused by…