Charlie McConalogue

Ensure understanding of food and drink sector priorities for Budget 2020; namely, Brexit response, taxing indigenous enterprise and SMEs, skills, innovation and competitiveness

Provide information and update to Oireachtas members on Jigsaw's work with young people

To secure an additional €3.3m in funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and an additional €1.71m from the Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport in order to bring the total Government allocation of Ireland's National Governing Body for Equestrian…

To welcome the clarification by the Minister for Agriculture that the 30-moth age restriction for export to Japan has been removed::To restate that the age restriction and other processor requirements for the in-specification bonus are causing a lot of frustration amongst farmers

Central Points of Recording (CPRs) at factories and marts.::Reduction in bureaucracy and paperwork for farmers around tagging.::One tag for Mart Sales::Reduce the ongoing costs on sheep farmers

Confirmation that the Heads of Bill for the amendment to the Nursing Home Support Act is progressing as per Department's statement of the 16th April 2019, which stated that the Department of Health expected to bring the Heads of Bill to Government in May.::That changes to the…

Impact of imports of South American beef and New Zealand lamb, exchange rates issue, tarriffs on UK imports, Northern Ireland imports, land bridge route and need for compensation.::Meeting also to discuss CAP reform and direct payments to farmers

In the means test for Farm Assist, the depreciation rate for farm equipment and machinery should be increased to a standard rate of 10% to more accurately reflect the useful life of these assets::That the income disregards for agri-environmental schemes, included in the means…

To have sub-standard brazilian beef imports banned from entering the EU market

To ensure outstanding GLAS payments, including those from 2018, be paid without further delay, to eligible farmers (approx 1,500) farmers).

That the Minister for Agriculture insists that all eligibility checks are carried out by Department of Agriculture well in advance of payments dates later in the year, so that they do not hold up 2019 payments.

To deliver for beef farmers in crisis under a number of hedaing::IFA proposals to the Department of Agriculture are as follows::- a price index that delivers full transparency on margins and an increased share of the consumer price back to primary producers.::- farmers cannot…

To reject the proposals to cut the national suckler cow herd::To get the Minister for Agriculture to reject the discriminatory proposals::To demonstrate that it is totally wrong and unfair of the CCAC to try and push all of the weights of climate change on top of the suckler cow…

To encourage the government to take steps to protect retailers from excessive premium increases.

A budget strategy that reflects the impact of alcohol related harms across Irish society