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 emphasise that the government cannot allow IED, or similar, to overregulate farms out of business. Farmers are not industrial installations. At the earliest opportunity they must seek to get family farm operations removed from IED. In the interim, the most simple,…
To emphasise that EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) cannot impose additional bureaucracy on Irish livestock farmers. Following the delayed implementation of the regulation by one year, the legislation should be further amended to allow for a zero-risk category for deforestation…
To emphasise that EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) cannot result in unnecessary additional bureaucracy on Irish livestock farmers. Following the delayed implementation of the regulation by one year, the legislation should be further amended to allow for a zero-risk category…
To propose that, in consultation with key stakeholders, a Local Authorities Farm Inspection Protocol should be agreed with IFA to better ensure farmers, and Local Authority staff, are treated fairly, with respect, dignity, professionalism and efficiency at all times.
To propose that the Government should lead by example, championing local, sustainable agriculture as a cornerstone of the Green Procurement Strategy.
To acknowledge efforts to increase De Minimis thresholds but to request the Commission honour the position of a multitude of EU Ministers of Agriculture and increase the De Minimis Aid limit to €50,000 given the ongoing uncertainty facing the sector.::To reject the proposal to…
To emphasise the importance of the Irish MEPs being part of the national effort to retain the current nitrates derogation. Ireland has a unique grass-based system and there must be recognition for this from the EU.::To highlight that over 30 measures have been introduced at farm…
To highlight that beef farmers will expect our MEPs to be steadfast in their opposition to a trade deal that would have very damaging consequences for the sector. From the point next month when they formally take their seats, they will have to keep a close eye on…
To question what the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is doing on Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC 2) regarding the protection of Peatlands and Wetlands and whether they have achieved any further flexibilities on the derogation which is currently…
To question the lack of clarity on how the law will be financed when implemented.::To highlight the impact of the Nature Restoration Law on Natura 2000 farmers and, as years progress, all farmers.::To highlight the lack of an economic impact statement to understand how the law…
To appeal to Irish MEP's to support a 'No' vote on the Nature Restoration Law.::While amendments have been made to the original proposal, there remains real and genuine concern among farmers, in particularly those operating on Hill and Natura 2000 sites, that there will be…
To seek clarity on some discrepancies in the Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions, in advance of the vote in the European Parliament's Environment Committee on January 11th 2024.::To highlight the discrepancies between Annex 11 of the final text from the trilogue…
To emphasise that it is vital farmers have access to crop varieties produced by the latest plant breeding technologies in order to try and overcome the challenges they face, such as pests, disease resistance and perhaps, most significantly, climate change which continue to pose…
To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP…
That the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine deliver an exemption to the three-crop rule and crop diversification requirements for tillage farmers in 2024.::- The autumn of 2023 was very difficult nationally, Teagasc analysis estimates that 35,000 hectares less of…