John McGuinness

Highlight rural youth issue that need to be addressed in the next budget ::Request for follow up meeting

To seek an independent review by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine into his Department's investigation into the environmental impact of local industrial emissions in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny and of the reports that fed into this investigation.::To seek…

Get Government support for the Agricultural and Forestry Contractor sector in Ireland

To host a briefing session for Oireachtas Members on Dog Breeding Establishments, advocate for a ban on hand held remote Shock Collars, promote Microchipping and discuss Breed Specific Legislation

To host a briefing session for Oireachtas Members on Dog Breeding Establishments, advocate for a ban on hand held remote Shock Collars, promote Microchipping and discuss Breed Specific Legislation

DAFM to require HSI to cease abusing its dominant position, to cease attempting to secure illegal State aid, and to cease soliciting and accepts payments and other benefits in addition to payments made by DAFM for HSI's back-office administration of the NBS Scheme.

Text message to minister McConologue Asking him to revert back to the star index ratings from pre Nov ‘2023 as the changes have a detrimental effect on suckler and Pedigree breeders in Ireland. These show cattle will become a thing of the past with all the new ICBF changes.…

Extension of Tax Warehousing Scheme

To propose that if any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::That farm forestry is treated in a similar manner in relation to the…

To propose that planning impediments are removed for microgeneration projects.::That capital grants of approximately 50% are established for farmers to invest in microgeneration. This programme should apply to all usage on farms including the farm residence.::That farmers who…

To highlight that the Nitrates Derogation is extremely important to the dairy and other sectors of farming.::To demonstrate extreme disappointment that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has not be able to convince the EU Commission to maintain the 250K org N for…

To insist on an immediate review of the table of late payment dates for 2023 sent to farmers by the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.::To highlight that this was done before the negotiations on the Farmers' Charter of Rights had properly commenced.::To highlight…

To highlight that the budget of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is reduced from €2.14bn to €1.94bn, a 10% reduction. This is a long way short of what is required to bolster a sector which is struggling with high input costs, lower commodity prices and…

To propose that farm equipment, which contributes to increased emission efficiency, should qualify for accelerated capital allowances.::To propose that all farm equipment that contributes to a reduction in emission intensity should be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT)

Delivery of asks