Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To create an awareness against vulture funds who are trying to force farm families to sell their farms to settle debts.::To make it known that IFA would oppose any forced sale of farms by vulture funds where the farmer is willing to implement a credible solution.::That debt…
That farmers would have access to credit at a competitive rate::To secure Government funding to support the competitiveness of farming enterprises through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm investment
To demonstrate that SCBI lending to SMEs and farm enterprises shows the demand among farmers for competitively priced loans::To show that the SCBI is playing a very important role in providing greater competition and more flexible lending products to farming and other SME…
That the following key principles are carried out between farmer borrowers with credit difficulties and loan owners, in order to achieve a sustainable outcome for both parties::1. That there would be no forced sale of farming assets that would undermine the viability of the…
To highlight the damaging impact on and threat to family farms resulting from the purchase of distressed farm loans by 'vulture funds' in recent years::To highlight IFA's concern that these funds are seeking short-term debt recovery on long-term debts through the sale of assets,…
To provide low cost loans to farmers to alleviate cashflow pressures across all sectors::That these loans would be available to farmers from January 2017::That the Minister for Agriculture communicates with the Strategic Banking Corporation (SBCI) to urge greater engagement with…