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.
Young farmer focused submission including detail on - Nutrient balance at individual farm level -Improved nutrient distribution on fragmented farms -Commentary on increased slurry and soiled water storage capacity requirement -Chemical nitrogen allowances for grassland and…
The timely application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
To highlight the following priorities for Budget 2026::Measures to Support Farm Sectors::• Tillage Survival Package - €250/ha for all cereal & oilseed rape grown for harvest 2025.::• Tillage expansion and sustainability scheme must be delivered – 2025-2030::• Increased national…
To insist that, following the move by the EU Commission to push ahead with the proposal, the Irish Government must stand up against Mercosur.::That a deal that refuses to recognise the gap in standards between the EU and Brazil must not be approved.::That it's contradictory to…
To highlight ongoing challenges facing farmers especially within the tillage sector.::To engage with Government Ministers and TDs to discuss how some of these issues could be addressed in next month's budget.::To highlight the importance of the retention of the Nitrates…
To discuss the implementation of the Action Plan on Market Diversification.::To discuss the policy priorities of Ireland's Presidency of the EU in 2026.::To ensure that the Government opposes the Mercosur Trade Deal as currently proposed.
To meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to discuss progress made in securing Ireland's Nitrates Derogation.::To meet with MEP's in Brussels to discuss the importance of the Nitrates Derogation to Ireland.::To seek support from local representatives for…
To express grave concerns on recommendations on the timing of nutrient application for arable crops.::To highlight that poultry manure is a valuable organic fertiliser with a high nutrient value which tillage farmers value utilising on their crops. Furthermore, storage capacity…
To highlight the challenges facing the tillage sector in this country at the present time are numerous, systemic and complex. The area devoted to tillage, as a percentage of the utilisable agricultural area, has been in significant decline in the post-war period due to…
To highlight that it is the case that the increase in food prices over the past 12 months has exceeded general inflation, increasing by 5.1% in comparison with an increase of 2% in the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). However,…
Value Added Tax::To register a strong objection to the inclusion of points (vi) and (vii) under Section 65 ('Persons not accountable persons unless they so elect') of the Finance Bill 2025.::That these provisions, read in conjunction with S.I. No. 327 of 2025 - Value Added Tax…
To highlight that, while CBAM was included in the first omnibus simplification package this year, this simplification failed to have any tangible impact for Ireland's agricultural sector who, as it stands, face potential shortages in fertiliser availability and significant…
To highlight that farms that fall within a control zone through no fault of their own currently receive no subsistence support, unlike infected premises, despite suffering clear and measurable financial losses. This creates an inequitable and unsustainable situation where…
To accept an invitation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to participate in a sub-group of the Food Vision Tillage Group and the Agricultural Water Quality Working Group known as the Organic Nutrient Distribution Working Group.
To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the 71st IFA AGM.::To invite the Ministers of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the 71st IFA AGM::To invite An Taoiseach to address the IFA AGM Dinner