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 highlight the impact of the proposed Nature Restoration Law by the European Union, which will enact legally binding targets on Ireland, up until the year 2050, across a broad range of ecosystems, from agricultural land and forests, to rivers and marine habitats, to meet our…
That a derogation of the herbicide Diquat is secured for this season to ensure that the potato sector remains a viable enterprise for growers.::To highlight that the decommissioning of Diquat will have significant detrimental effects on the potato sector including::- Further…
To discuss the National Genotyping Programme with the Minister for Agriculture.::To seek information on the progress of the National Genotyping Programme.
To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to extend the May 15th deadline for the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) fencing actions and the establishment of winter bird food crop to ease some of the pressure on farmers.::To emphasise that farmers…
Nature Restoration Law::- to highlight how the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law will have a negative effect on the rural economy and the future of Irish Farming. These proposals are being driven from the EU without any clear data or impact assessment.::- to insist that the…
To emphasise how the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) reference costings must reflect prevailing market prices.::To establish from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers can expect to receive approvals re Targeted Agricultural…
To highlight that a levy on concrete and concrete products in Budget 2023 will have a major financial impact on many IFA members who rely on concrete as one of the main raw materials for farm buildings construction as well as silage and slurry storage structure.::To highlight…
To discuss the progress of the schemes proposed under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve(BAR) supports.::To seek an explanation as to why only €50m of the €1.1bn Brexit Adjustment Fund (BAR) is going to primary agriculture.::- While there has not been a 'Hard Brexit' yet, Irish…
To participate in the Bio economy Forum and ensure that all Irish Farmers' interests are being upheld.
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…
To highlight that Ireland's beef sector is the largest farm sector by farmer number with over 100,000 farmers involved.::To emphasise that the single most important component of this sector is the suckler herd with 60,000 farms. The sector generated €2.52bn in export value for…
IFA's Submission::- to participate in the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's working group on Agriculture Water Quality.::- to address the flaws associated with Article 12 of the EU's Implementing Decision on 29th April 2022 granting Ireland a derogation included…
To highlight how, although demand for beef is strong, this is not being reflected in the prices paid by factories to the farmers.::To highlight how the prices being offered by the factories are not consistent with the breakeven price projected by Teagasc for the year to date,…
• 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…
To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…