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.
To express anger, following a meeting with the EU Commissioner for the Environment and the Minister for Agriculture, food and the Marine, that farmers are expected to reduce stock numbers by January 1st 2024 due to the midterm review of the Nitrates Derogation.::To emphasise…
Establishment of Anaerobic Digestion network fueled on poultry litter, slurry and silage
Flood alleviation::To seek financial support for area's that have suffered from unprecedented rain and damage to fences, feed, fields and farm roadways as a consequence of flash localised flooding.::To highlight that financial support is required to remedy situations and ease…
To highlight that the retention of the current Value Added Tax (VAT) flat rate rebate in of critical importance to the poultry sector.
To object to the proposed amendments to the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) Solar Capital Investment Scheme, not to allow skylights be replaced with cladding to facilitate solar installations. This is a complete U-turn and contrary to guidance provided by the…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to support suckler farmers and to play his part in alleviating their concerns in relation to the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) eligibility.::To ensure that the new revised terminal and replacement indices…
To ensure that all available funding is fully utilised for the benefit of farmers.::To propose that any unallocated funding would be re-directed to sectors/farmers within where funding would originally have been received. For example, the tillage sector which has experienced…
To emphasise that, within the Green Public Procurement Strategy(GPPS), the procurement of freshly locally produced food is paramount in order to foster a resilient, sustainable and inclusive agricultural sector.::To point out that that the Green Public Procurement Strategy…
Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…
• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…
Invitation to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to address the 69th IFA Annual General Meeting.::Invitation to Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to attend the 69th IFA Annual General Meeting.::Invitation to Minister of State at the Department of…
Young Trained Farmer Stamp Duty Relief should be fully removed from State Aid or the ceiling be increased to €150,000, to allow for greater land mobility, encourage land transfer and develop economically viable farm units.
To propose that, if a landowner wishes to sell land to a long-term tenant, then the CGT Entrepreneur relief of 10% should apply to incentivise supporting the genuine farmer and giving the long-term tenant preferred status.::That, agricultural land that is subject to Compulsory…
To propose that, to encourage the transfer of a family farm into joint ownership at the time of intergenerational transfer, IFA believes that 90% Agricultural Relief should apply where the farm is transferred into joint names, and where the 80% asset test and the active farming…
To propose that, where a farmer has owned and used an asset for 10 years and the asset is transferred into joint names, the transferee spouse should inherit the same time ownership and usage status.