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.
To highlight how the horticultural sector is heavily reliant on sourcing staff from outside Ireland and Europe for the busy harvest period. Major skills and staff supply shortages have emerged in the last number of years in the Irish agriculture sector, which persist despite the…
That the funding for the Straw Incorporation Measure Scheme be increased and delivered for 2023.::To highlight that the Climate Action Plan, with a target of 55,000ha of straw to be chopped by 2030 will require an increase in funding to maintain targets going forward.::To…
Commitment to investment to fully staff a community neurorehabilitation team in each of the nine HSE CHO areas nationwide as recommended in the 2019-2021 Implementation Framework for the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy
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To secure VAT exempt status
To receive increased funding for Section 39 Disability agencies.
Additional funding to assist with purchasing electric vehicles.
Increased funding for Section 39 Disability agencies
To ensure that dribble bars are included in the next tranche Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)::To discuss the timing of the closure of the TAMS first tranche::To acknowledge that cattle underpasses, farm roadways and fencing are now eligible for grant-aid.
IFA needs assurances from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine that the establishment of the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund and the scale of investor planting will not negatively impact on the future sustainability of communities, in particular the economic and social…
To highlight farmers' concerns in relation to Ireland's future forest strategy, particularly the barriers that exist which have seen a dramatic decline in farmer planting in recent years.::To demonstrate that farmers are crucial to success of future forest strategy::- Farmers…
To demonstrate that the Teagasc assessment of incomes on sheep farms show margins dropping 81% to €7/ewe, which includes the €10/ewe Sheep Welfare Scheme payment in 2022. This is unsustainable, sheep farming is a low income vulnerable sector that does not have the capacity to…
To highlight the following issues with the Bill::- In the Bill, there remains a distinct lack of reference to the price that primary producers get paid by dominant food buyers in the food chain.::- The reality is the 5 mains retailers and 3 main food service providers operating…
To highlight that pig farmers are currently experiencing immense pressure. That the previous week there was a 4c/kg drop in the pig price paid to farmers, leaving the average pig price back to just over €2.00/kg.::To highlight that pig farmers acknowledge the support from…
To highlight how Seafood Organisations were not invited to participate as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022, with three hearings being held by the committee in the previous two weeks.::To highlight that there are…
To seek targeted support of €30/ewe to ensure the economic viability of the sector.::To highlight that store lamb finishers are a vital outlet for hill sheep farmers and play a key role in our production supply systems, direct supports are critical to maintain this outlet for…