Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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To emphasise that, within the Green Public Procurement Strategy(GPPS), the procurement of freshly locally produced food is paramount in order to foster a resilient, sustainable and inclusive agricultural sector.::To point out that that the Green Public Procurement Strategy…
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 the error of including Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) testing in the National Beef Welfare Scheme.::To highlight that this measure does not support suckler farmers and is a leakage of effectively 100% of the monies allocated to this action in the…
To express the need for all interested parties to be accepted into the Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES). ::To highlight challenges for farmers, there is huge uncertainty created by the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 6 grazing requirements of catch…
To highlight the challenges regarding late issue of approval letters and the impact on the ability of farmers to undertake capital investment in 2023.This has caused huge frustration amongst farmers.::To discuss Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) prioritisation…
To protest at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's intention to provide the Commission with the details of farmers who the department intends to apply the 220kg limit by September 30th. There are significant concerns about the legal basis for this and the manner…
To seek an extension to the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) deadline to ensure greater flexibility to ensure that farmers get their fair share of the fund.::To highlight what a huge failure it would be if the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funds were returned when farmers…
To seek a pilot fund to grant aid construction of slurry storage on tillage farms in budget 2024, an additional top up for the Straw Incorporation Measure and the extension of the Tillage Incentive Scheme.::To highlight that, due to the inclement weather there have been very…
To urge the Government to introduce a new scheme to properly support and compensate those farmers affected by Ash Dieback as per the recommendations of the Ash Dieback report established by the Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. by::To highlight…
To call for flexibility on the impending deadline for spreading.::To highlight that the very difficult weather conditions make it very difficult for farmers and contractors to spread what is a valuable resource on farms. With the medium-term weather outlook favourable and…
To highlight how the sector has been in disarray for a long time and is continuing to lose growers from the industry. Input costs have increased and weather conditions are extremely difficult, in particular with outdoor winter crops, which will result in yield reductions and…
To highlight that, while the recent announcement of the Horticulture Support Scheme is welcome, the exclusion of some growers from the scheme is hugely disappointing. The fact that the important white mushroom production sector and the vast majority of Irish grown strawberries…