Martin Heydon

To get substantial amendments to the EU proposed law in terms of removing certain articles, ensuring that no farmer owned land would be compulsorily re-wetted and that any measures carried out by farmers would reflect the permanent nature of change to that land holding and…

To get emergency funding from the Brexit reserve for the sheep sector for 23-24 and to get an increased payment under the sheep improvement scheme and a payment for wool management under the longer term

Land which has been farmed for thepast five years by the owner and which continues to be farmed should not be subject to the zoned land tax

Inform the Fine Gael party about the issues related to assisted dying, particularly from an international perspective. As the JOC on Assisted Dying debates the issues it was intended to inform other party colleagues about the area.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill must be introduced by the Oireachtas by December '23

To highlight the impact of the proposed Nature Restoration Law by the European Union, which will enact legally binding targets on Ireland, up until the year 2050, across a broad range of ecosystems, from agricultural land and forests, to rivers and marine habitats, to meet our…

Nature Restoration Law::- to highlight how the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law will have a negative effect on the rural economy and the future of Irish Farming. These proposals are being driven from the EU without any clear data or impact assessment.::- to insist that the…

To emphasise how the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) reference costings must reflect prevailing market prices.::To establish from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers can expect to receive approvals re Targeted Agricultural…

To highlight the importance of farm safety while concentrating on the following areas of concern::1. Quad Safety - to issue information on the new quad regulations.::2. Livestock/animal handling.::3. Long term health - in conjunction with the Irish heart Foundation and the HSE…

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…

Increased awareness on mental health related stigma and increased profile of the Green Ribbon programme of Shine.

To allow for the provision for existing approved projects under the INIS IIP endowments programme to be able to apply for funding for increased costs since the programme closed in Feb 2023.

Extend slurry spreading season