Joe Flaherty

Secure additional funding for vehicles

That action be taken on IFA's submission we made to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health in 2019.::To welcome the publication of the new Bill.::To highlight that the scheme as it stands is fundamentally unfair as it brings huge stress and worry on farm families taking a…

To encourage a deeper awareness of everyday risks on farms and the practical steps needed to reduce risk.::To focus on how farm families can continually improve their approach to farm safety.::To encourage everybody to seek support and resources to maintain a resilient and…

That Compulsory Bovine EID is fully funded.::To highlight that compulsory bovine EID tagging adds over €2.5m in direct costs to suckler and dairy farmers for tags alone, before the purchase of readers is factored in.::To highlight that the vast majority of suckler and dairy…

To work with the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee to develop a work stream to include the development of a pre -budget submission setting out immediate goals that require funding to immediately improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term…

Development of a re-emergence plan, post COVID-19, for older people. To raise awareness of services and technology provided by ALONE.

To acknowledge the commitment by Minister of State Mary Butler to bring forward to Cabinet legislative changes to the Fair Deal Scheme, which will place a three-year cap on farmland under certain circumstances.::To stress the importance of the inclusion of the Nursing Home…

Seek communication and obtain funding

Response from Ministers

To obtain Section 38 Agency Status

To communicate to letter contents to Ministers

That either or both committees undertake a review of Ireland’s position regarding the proposal at the WTO to issue a waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of Covid-19

Provide a greater understanding of the benefits of Abbott's technology in treating people with diabetes

Priority for Vaccination of Renal Patients improved

Administration of the vaccination to every person with an intellectual disability will enable them to access essential support services which will remain open.