Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
The following is the Summary of the IFA Submission to the public consultation on the Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland::- The draft River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) will have significant implications for farmers across all sectors of Irish Agriculture.::- IFA…
That all stakeholders would respond to the current financial crisis in the Pig industry.::To highlight that the latest drop in pig price of 4c/kg, and the rise in feed cost by €35/tonne, means every pig produced on Irish farms is losing over €35.00. A farmer with 500 sows is…
To highlight the content of IFA's submission to the CAP Strategic Planning Consultation Process.::To acknowledge the move by the EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to carry out ‘a comprehensive impact assessment' of the CAP Strategic Plans.::That the Commission…
To welcome the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture that approval has commenced for 100% of qualified applications received by the Department under Tranche 22.::To call on the Minister of Agriculture to ensure all applicants in Tranche 22 get the opportunity to…
To highlight that the Irish pigmeat sector is currently under extreme pressure with the lack of suitable labour both on-farm and in the processing side of the industry.::To highlight that the lack of available labour is not unique to the pigmeat sector. Significant shortages of…
To highlight that farmers have not been given the assurances from the authorities that strong and robust procedures are in place around imports of sheep meat.::To highlight that it's up to our competent authorities - the Department of Agriculture, the Food Safety Authority and…
To draw immediate attention to the plight of the residents and farmers in the proximity of the Lough whose houses, sheds, farm yards and stock are threatened by rising waters. Severe winter flooding has become an annual occurrence in the area and the overflow pipeline was…
To highlight that the BEAM monies were provided to suckler and beef farmers to offset the enormous losses experienced on their farms arising from Brexit. To highlight that since the monies were committed, the Department of Agriculture has put obstacles in the way of farmers…
To criticise the comments attributed to the outgoing Teagasc Director about the future of the suckler sector.::To dismiss the 100,000 farmers that are involved in beef production shows very poor judgement.::To highlight that farmers are very surprised to see that that the…
To set out that the Agricultural Sector faces unprecedented policy decisions including::• The agreement of our CAP National Strategic Plan including the final decision on the level on national exchequer funding to co-finance the Pillar II programme as part of the next CAP…
That IFA would challenge any move by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to claim ownership of the carbon sequestered in forests owned by farmers.::To highlight that there is no reference in the terms and conditions of the afforestation scheme that gives the State…
That the Government would engage with the sector to develop a workable, 5/10-year farm-level strategy that works for farmers::- Farmers support climate action, but they cannot do more environmental actions with less money and without policies that help them to do that.::- The…
To welcome the additional funding commitment in the Budget for the TB Eradication Programme, and in particular the €6m for the Wildlife Control Programme.::That this additional funding must be utilised immediately to put boots on the ground to deal with the TB problems caused by…
To express grave concerns in relation to the proposed new method of carbon accounting being considered by the Government in the current carbon budgeting process.::That IFA was to the forefront in ensuring an amendment was made to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development…
To call for universal support for the Irish pigmeat sector - retailers, foodservice outlets and butchers should offer consumers locally-produced Bord Bia Quality Assured pork, ham and bacon, not imported pigmeat.::To call on all consumers to check if their pork or ham is Irish…