Martin Conway

Enhancement of Farm Schemes:::- TAMS on-farm investment support scheme - immediate approval for all farmers who have applied for tranches 1 & 2::- Payments in July for those farmers who have completed works under the part approvals issued earlier in the year::- Beef Data and…

That the Department of Social Protection carries out an immediate review of Farm Assist::That this review restores income and child disregards that were abolished in recent budgets which greatly reduced the effectiveness of this scheme in assisting farm families under income…

That the Government takes a stance at EU level to support the IFA campaign to remove tariffs and duties on EU fertiliser imports.::This would deliver annual savings of €50 - €70m to Irish farmers

That Irish agriculture is not sacrificed in pursuit of trade deals::That the Government takes strong opposition to any concessions on sensitive products, in particular the reintroduction of an offer on beef with Mercosur countries::On TTIP - the Government must insist that the…

To secure a targeted sheep scheme of €25m::To ensure that such a scheme has minimal costs and bureaucracy on farmers

Immediate reopening of the BDGS for new participants::To secure additional funding of €25m to increase suckler cow support

To ensure faster and move efficIent approvals in the TAMS::To ensure that payments are processed to farmers faster on completion of work under the TAMS

To promote the drafting of a Gambling Control Bill in accordance with the principles set out in the draft heads of the Gambling Control Bill as published in July 2013, and the enactment of same into legislation.::To highlight the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk attaching to all…

The Government to support pre-budget submission and make available funds to implement change::TD's To attend a Launch of IWA pre-budget submission 2017 and lend their support

The Government to support Irish Wheelchair Associations pre-budget submission::TD's To attend a Launch of IWA pre-budget submission 2017 and lend their support

To reform the current domestic violence legislation

Improving Farm Profitability. Measures for sustainable and profitable growth of farming must be at the core of public policy for our agriculture sector.::Sufficient funding for farm schemes to deliver annual expenditure of €580m (national and EU) under the RDP. This includes…

Greater competition on cattle prices::To address the unacceptable price gap between Irish and British cattle prices::Competition in the market place and the ABP investment in Slaney Meats / Irish Country Meats::Direct suckler cow support to reach €200 / cow / year::Increased…

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.

To secure more inclusive, constructive and well resourced social protection, education and training and employment policies and outcomes.