Dara Calleary

Indication of support for ban on wild animal circuses

To make a number of recommendations on the reform of the Finance Bill process. The intention of our submission was to ensure that these recommendations would be taken into consideration by the Committee as it sets about reforming the Finance Bill process.

Sensible fiscal policy and budget package of €1 bn.::More ambitious capital investment plans and challenge to EU fiscal rules.::Tax reform to address disadvantage of Irish SMEs against UK offering.::Increased investment in social housing.::Reduction in the marginal tax rate and…

Enhancement of Farm Schemes:::- TAMS on-farm investment support scheme - immediate approval for all farmers who have applied for tranches 1 & 2::- Payments in July for those farmers who have completed works under the part approvals issued earlier in the year::- Beef Data and…

That Ireland gets EU approval to pay 70% advance on the Basic Payment Scheme to help cashflow on farms::That all payments must be made on time in line with deadlines set down in the Charter of Farmers' Rights

That the Department of Social Protection carries out an immediate review of Farm Assist::That this review restores income and child disregards that were abolished in recent budgets which greatly reduced the effectiveness of this scheme in assisting farm families under income…

To relate the hardship caused by many farmers and landowners to the devastating floods of last winter::The need for remedial works and maintenance and to resolve barriers that are preventing such works::The need to move on the CFRAMS management strategy::To ensure that farmland…

Ensuring that the key issues for Irish Agriculture are central to EU negotitions

That the Government takes a stance at EU level to support the IFA campaign to remove tariffs and duties on EU fertiliser imports.::This would deliver annual savings of €50 - €70m to Irish farmers

That Irish agriculture is not sacrificed in pursuit of trade deals::That the Government takes strong opposition to any concessions on sensitive products, in particular the reintroduction of an offer on beef with Mercosur countries::On TTIP - the Government must insist that the…

To secure a targeted sheep scheme of €25m::To ensure that such a scheme has minimal costs and bureaucracy on farmers

Immediate reopening of the BDGS for new participants::To secure additional funding of €25m to increase suckler cow support

To ensure faster and move efficIent approvals in the TAMS::To ensure that payments are processed to farmers faster on completion of work under the TAMS

Raise awareness of EM Ireland's work programme on the UK's EU referendum

That IFA could present its Budget 2017 Submission to Government to the new Joint Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee