Mark Wall

To share our thoughts with the Committee as requested, to share some of our recommendations in advance of the Pre-Budget Submission

Farm Schemes -::To propose a tax credit for new and existing individuals practising as independent agronomists.::To propose that funding should be provided to enable young tillage farmers under 40 to upskill and undertake courses in agronomy and integrated pest management.::To…

• The allocation to the Irish farming sector from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) needs to reflect the importance of the UK market to Irish primary producers and to protect them against the disproportionate impact of Brexit on Irish agrifood exports. Farmers, as price…

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

That improved access to the Free Travel scheme for people with epilepsy restricted from driving be implemented.

To provide an overview of the operation of the National Lottery and to engage on proposed policy and legislative measures impacting on the National Lottery.

To request changes in the 2024 Finance Budget.

To get clarity from the Minister for Agriculture on the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) and his response to a question on Newstalk where he stated that any active farmer who wished to continue farming and not sell their land for development could apply to their local County…

To highlight CLM’s concerns with the social welfare appeals system - very limited knowledge or understanding of the social welfare appeals system, lack of supports, high success rate on appeal particularly where an oral hearing is held

Lobbying for measures included in the INMO’s pre-Budget Submission to be implemented as part of Budget 2024

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

Examination and full consideration of issues raised by Brokers Ireland in the submission.::A response indicating that the issues raised would be examined and if possible, a meeting with the Minister or officials to discuss the issues directly.

1. Reverse centralisation of functions. 2. Retain Development Plan duration at 6 years. 3. Retain status of local authorities in housing delivery. 4. Secure security allowance for elected members. 5 Realign gratuity calculation with current salary.

1. Reverse centralisation of powers. 2. Retain 6 years duration of Development Plan. 3. Retain councils role in delivery of housing. 4. Secure security allowance for councillors. 5. Restore calculation of gratuity to current salary level.

To inform officials and elected representatives on the findings of this research so that it may contribute to policy deliberations on the level of income supports provided to adults and children living in Direct Provision.