Dara Calleary

To engage with relevant stakeholders and raise awareness of economic impact, health and safety initiatives and other relevant issues

Reduction in VAT::Completion of Review of Defamation Act::Extension of remit of Minister for Communications to include news publishers::Transposition of EU Copyright Directive::Government advertising support during Covid

NYCI sought to influence the Programme for Government

Seeking additional liquidity measures to assist with working capital and cash flow for businesses facing short term problems::Seeking a reduction in rates of tourism VAT::Seeking an extension to the waiver on Local Authority rates for at least 12 months to coincide with business…

Sought to make government formation negotiators aware of the challenges facing young farmers and policy changes needed to support their entrance to farming

Sought to make government formation negotiators aware of the challenges facing rural youth

Seeking ACA training programme, transition period for 2 years of GLAS and KT, access to state funded research, overhaul of the FAS register criteria for farm advisors in Ireland, overhaul of forestry programme, training for upskilling of farmer and expansion of regeneration…

Extension of deadlines to TAMS and the provision of additional funding to clear current backlogs

Raise ACA awareness to critical issues including a Training Programme for members and access to state funded research

To seek a meeting with the newly appointed Ministers for Agriculture to highlight the environmental challenges and responses from young farmer::To increase supports to young farmers to meet the environmental challenges

To retain the young farmer scheme under CAP::Development of a CPD framework as a tool in agriculture to address farm safety issues

Raise the following issues: ACA Training Programme, Transition of GLAS and KT programmes, Reforming of AKIS in Ireland, new agri environment scheme, implementing a baseline evaluation system for Irish farms, overhaul of the forestry programme with recommendations, farmer…

To achieve compensation for beef finishers who suffered losses due to COVID-19 during the first six months of 2020.::To encourage farmers to apply for the Beef Finisher payment scheme without delay.::It is crucial that the money gets out to farmers as soon as possible and that…

That there will be delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government 'Our Shared Future' on the areas of Mental Health and Older People and in particular to enact legislation implementing the revised Nursing Homes Support Scheme arrangements for farmers and business…

Farm Schemes - that the total annual CAP payment plus the national co-financing must amount to €2bn per annum, from the current level of €1.8bn from when the new CAP starts.::Suckler Cow::- Suckler farmers need a targeted payment of €300 per cow, facilitated by a combination of…