Charlie McConalogue

Create awareness of issues relating to Marine Policy and quotas

Increase awareness re current marine matters and issues

Support for small enterprise if the State presses ahead with a 12.4% increase in the NMW in January 2024

Highlight benefits of MPAs for coastal communities and have Minister McConalogue attend a Fair Seas event to talk about MPAs

Minister to attend and speak at the Veterinary Ireland Annual General Meeting and Conference, 24th November 2023, Mullingar Park Hotel.

A meeting to discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.::To brief the Minister on Veterinary Ireland concerns on Anti-Microbial / Anti-Parasitic Resistance, the duration of prescriptions, reduction of competition, the National…

The restoration of financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to Private Veterinary Practitioners for capital expenditure associated with the Animal Health Computer System.::The restoration of the annual support package from the Department of…

To seek the retention of the maximum stocking rate under the nitrates derogation and gain recognition for the efforts and initiatives by farmers to improve and address water quality.

To promote the use of Natural Capital concepts and accounting methodologies in government policy across departments and to bring the aforementioned laws, reports, events, budget submissions and projects to the attention of various ministers. To promote Business for Biodiversity…

Recommendations for the budget - pre-budget submission recommending measures to support reductions in food waste, food redistribution

While acknowledging the proposed bill was a necessary piece of legislation, the purpose of our lobbying was to highlight to Government TD's and Senators the potential effects the proposed watershed ban within the legislation could have on the Irish Racing and Breeding Industry…

To recommend that evaluation efforts are afforded to the degree to which administrative simplification has been achieved under the CSP, both from perspectives of beneficiaries and administrating authorities. Feedback to date has been that the current Common Agricultural…

To secure increased concessions re product destined for Northern Ireland retail; and previously exempt product (e.g. sausage/prepared meats; seed potatoes going into Northern Ireland) under the Windsor Agreement.::To highlight how important it is for for trading businesses to…

To highlight the flaws in the 220KGN/ha as opposed to the 250kgN/ha.::That IFA propose a 2 year trend assessment::Two data points are insufficient to establish a trend and it ignores the influence of lag times.::To highlight how the 2 year review ignores recently introduced…

To emphasise that now that Smart Metering is being rolled out nationally, this should enable farms that produce excess energy from solar installations to export to the grid (outside of the MSS and RESS schemes) and to receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for any…