Diarmuid Wilson

To inform members of the Oireachtas on the case for protecting all human life with emphasis on protecting the 8th Amendment.

To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for Social Housing

To ensure understanding of industry perspective on proposed legislation and policy change.

Discretion in lending small amounts to be restored to credit unions::To ensure credit is available for the most vulnerable

To tackle income volatility:::- Extension of income averaging where farmer’s spouse is self-employed - where a spouse of a farmer has a fully separable source of income from self-employment, income averaging should be allowed on the farm profits.::- Individualising income…

That the Transitional Arrangements currently in place are extended temporarily so that their eventual discontinuation can be negotiated within the scope of the full review on the basis of introducing alternative measures to encourage the use of organic fertilisers::Or that the…

Agri-Environment Schemes - GLAS - that funding of €250m is allocated for agri-environment schemes in Budget 2017, with full payments for all GLAS, AEOS and oranic scheme participants::Areas of Natural Constraints - that funding is increased by €25m in Budget 2017, to €225m, This…

To provide low cost loans to farmers to alleviate cashflow pressures across all sectors::That these loans would be available to farmers from January 2017::That the Minister for Agriculture communicates with the Strategic Banking Corporation (SBCI) to urge greater engagement with…

To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs

Pressure on Seanad members to vote for motion put down by Alice Mary Higgins calling for rejection of CETA

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document::To advance implementation of ILCU's policy objectives by government and Oireachtas

Sought support for increase in core funding for the community and voluntary sector in Budget 2017::Implementation of recommendations of IMPACT's 'Caring - At What Cost?' report::Request to raise the issue at FIanna Fail parliamentary party meeting

Ensure dates of hedgecutting and burning season not changed

To educate parliamentarians about the links between alcohol and cancer and learn from Scottish experience::To discuss importance of legislation, such as the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, in reducing the rate of cancer in Ireland

To secure action from the Irish Governement at an EU level relating to demolition and destruction of EU funded aid infrastructure in Occupied Palestine.