Jennifer Whitmore

To outline Community Law & Mediation’s Programme for Government priorities focusing on access to justice (civil legal aid) and climate.

To raise awareness of the need for increased collection and recycling rates of all recyclable materials including beverage cartons and investment to improve sorting technology in materials recovery facilities among relevant Oireachtas members in light of the then upcoming…

Meetings with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Ministers and other DPOs to discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns with the implementation of the legislation and associated Draft Statutory Instrument (SI).::To discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns on Anti-Microbial / Anti-Parasitic…

To share LGI's Manifesto for the 2024 General Elections and brief selected representatives on LGI's key asks for Political Parties to support the decarbonisation of rural, off natural gas grid energy users, and to call for a ‘Just Transition’ to decarbonisation in Ireland, in…

For members of a number of committees to be made aware of ActionAid research.

For Ireland to take progressive climate action at COP29.

For a number of Oireachtas members and MEPS to be made aware of ActionAid's report on ' Towards a gender-responsive transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive', and invite to webinar on the same.

For parties to adopt some key recommendations related to our work in the programme for government if negotiating it.

Outline Coalition 2030's election manifesto policy recommendations

Familiarity with Environmental Pillar Election General Manifesto 2025

To highlight that the nitrates derogation is of huge importance to the Irish agri-food sector and the wider economy. The derogation allows grassland farmers to maximise the advantages of our grass-based system while somewhat balancing the significant economic disadvantages they…

To propose that the the entire fallen animal collection system should be reviewed to identify the most effective and efficient means to ensure farmers can meet their legal obligations to dispose of fallen animals efficiently at a competitive price.

To propose the establishment of a 5-year Tillage Survival Scheme with an annual payment of €250/ha for commercial tillage farmers, costing c.€65.75m.::That, following the publication of the Tillage Vision Group report in May 2024, a 5-year plan to ensure the economic survival of…

To propose that a payment of €400/ha should be paid on land converted into tillage in year 1 with a maintenance payment of €250/ha following in year 2. Land entered into any such scheme must remain in tillage for a 5-year period.

To propose that increased investment needs to be made toward developing suitable markets and outlets for existing organic produce and the projected increase coming onto the market in the coming years.::Funding for the Organic Farm Scheme should be increased to incentivise and…