Danny Healy-Rae

Amend / Speed up Forestry licencing issues

Protection of employment in Irish fur farming sector

To allow Farm & Forestry Contractors to cut turf following the COVID-19 restrictions announcement

To make election candidates aware of the needs & concerns of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Election 2020

Protection of employment in Irish fur farming sector

Income Averaging 'Step-Out' flexibility: that a farmer should be allowed to ‘step-out’ of income averaging more than once in a five-year period, where they are not carrying an unpaid deferred tax amount from a previous ‘step-out’, providing a strong incentive to repay the…

Brexit support - beef farmers: in addition to the €100m (EU Commission €50m, National Government €50m) further direct support for farmers will be needed to deal with losses incurred, particularly for beef farmers, post May 2019. These ongoing losses are due to the decline in the…

A strong live export trade to drive competition and provide additional market outlets::A targeted payment of €200 per suckler cow::On CAP, the Government must reject the proposed cuts of €97m to Irish CAP budget and insist that direct payments are fully protected and…

Slurry spreading extension

Speed up the process of issuing Tree Felling Licences for Forestry Contractors in Ireland

To ensure that cattle price returns are in line with the EU/UK average and to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their cattle to ensure a income as they are encountering severe income difficulties as a result of the falling prices.::A comprehensive package of market…

Secure funding for beef farmers with severe losses.::For farmers who sold prime finished cattle since last autumn and suckler farmers. Prime cattle are steers, heifers and young bulls.::To resist the draft Regulation proposal to reduce production as a condition for receipt of…

Communicate the concerns our beef producer members have in relation to the Irish beef sector

To address the severe income difficulties livestock farmers are encountering as a result of falling prices, increased costs and reduced direct payments.::To seek support for livestock farmers as these difficulties have escalated into a crises due to the fall in cattle prices,…

To ensure that cattle price returns are in line with the EU/UK average and to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their cattle to ensure a income as they are encountering severe income difficulties as a result of the falling prices.::A comprehensive package of market…