Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
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 highlight the opportunities and challenges faced by organic dairy, beef and tillage farmers.::To highlight the challenges and rewards of transitioning to organic farming.
To highlight that much more discussion is needed before any changes are made to calf regulations.
To highlight that, in the past number of months, an ever-growing number of items upon which farmers would have previously received VAT refunds under the VAT 58 process for refunding VAT to unregistered farmers, on fixed capital items are no longer qualifying for this refund.::To…
To acknowledge the amendment to the Finance Bill 2023 to exempt gifts and inheritances which is vitally important to ensure land mobility is not impacted.::To ensure that changes to the tax exemptions on long-term leases of farmland will not apply to anybody who inherits land.
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…
To propose that Indexation relief should be restored and extended to include periods of ownership post 2002.
To propose that reviews and renewals of reliefs should be announced in advance of Budget Day, and afforded multi-annual timelines rather than on an ad-hoc/annual basis.::To propose the addition of 'and/or partner' after spouse in all relevant Agri-Tax reliefs to recognise the…
To ensure adequate funds were set aside in Budget 24 to meet the needs of people with a disability::To ensure that organisations providing services to people with a disability are funded to meet meet the needs of its service users::Pay parity and equality for staff in S39…
To propose that the discrimination of the application of the Universal Social Charge (USC) between Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and self-employed earners must be removed, aligning the self-employed with PAYE workers.
Increased government funding allocation to mental health sector in Budget 2024 and advancement of the reform of the Mental Health Act, 2001.
Published name "Mental Health Reform" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH REFORM" (CRO 506850) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.
To raise awareness of the issues affecting Kinshipcarers and the children they care for. To garners support for policy asks regarding Guardianship payments, medical card eligibility and wrap around supports. A framework for supporting carers
To propose that consideration be given to extending the Capital Gains tax (CGT)/Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) reliefs for solar panels to include wind farms, given their increasing role in meeting our renewable energy targets.
To get support from councillors and public representatives in relation to the issue underlying the threatened strike.
Published name "Ability West" equals CRO name "ABILITY WEST" (CRO 41317) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.
To propose that, in the amendment of section 34 in the Finance Act where the definition of assets that can benefit from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Retirement Relief and Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief, that includes leased land on which solar panels have been…