John McGuinness

For public representatives to be aware of the Pro Life Campaign and right to life issues.

For the IHRA to restart its racing season

Testing should not just be for to show whether someone tests positive or negative for COVID; in the case of rural businesses it will also offer a means for them to reassure customers and the community that their business is safe and every precaution has been taken by them to…

Increased awareness of the human rights situation in Iran regarding members of the Baha'i religion.

that the rights of international students would be considered

The Chamber are asking our local representatives to follow up with the minister in relation to the Commercial Rates Waiver. Details need to be released for businesses and councils to ensure that the supoprts announced are delivering the desired benefits to get the economy and…

The TOVS moved from a 50/50 funding model to 90/10 and also allowed for a 2nd voucher. In line with these changes, funding was increased by the Minister by €3.3m to €5.6m on the 8th April. In Carlow and a few other locations, the LEOs are advising businesses that the funding…

The Restart Grant Scheme needs to be reviewwed. the ceiling cap should be changed and perhaps applied differently to the various sectors. While some businesses may have turnover in excess of €5m, their margin may be very small. e.g. Travel Agents who are selling high value…

To stop the state pension age rising from 66 to 67 on the 1st January 2020 and to create a stakeholder forum for engagement and dialogue going forward

Multiannaual Financial Framework (MFF) - The CAP budget must be increased to take account of inflation and to compensate farmers for any additional requirements placed upon them as a result of this CAP reform.

The Irish Government must invest in agriculture and support farm incomes/viability by providing the maximum permissible level of national co-financing.::The objective of the Government must be to ensure that CAP payments across all schemes, including both Pillar I Basic Payment…

All payments to farmers must be maintained at their current levels.::Extend and fully fund all the current farm schemes (GLAS - Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme; ANCs - Areas of Natural Constraints; BDGP - Beef Data Genomics Programme; BEEP - Beef Environmental…

CONVERGENCE - IFA supports the EU Commission's objective of increasing the payments per hectare for genuine farmers with payments below the national average. This must be funded through an increase in the CAP budget and/ or from the implementation of the EU genuine farmer…

• A Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) II scheme worth €160m is required (with the unnecessary restrictions of BEAM I removed) to compensate livestock farmers for beef price losses15 since 12th May 2019. This would use the €110m Brexit contingency fund announced in Budget 2020…

Mercosur - • The Government must block the agriculture concessions in the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal. • The Government must press the EU to introduce an immediate ban on existing South American beef imports which are causing over supply on the EU market and forcing prices…