David Cullinane

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

Inform recipients re NYCI proposals for Budget 2017 and seek to influence policy

Build SENO capacity in the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)

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.

Stay the course on fiscal policy; making policy choices which will solve strategic supply side problems and protect those industries most likely to be adversely affected by post-Brexit volatility.::Wise investment in crucial capital and social capacity must be a priority. Given…

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…

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