Martin Kenny

That applications for aid by farmers in Donegal impacted by the floods would be processed without delay and that payments would be made

Support for the agriculture sector which is facing continuing competitiveness challenges arising from the weakness of Sterling as a direct fallout from the UK Brexit decision. This October’s Budget should support new lower cost loan products for farming through the SBCI, to fund…

To make the case for continued strong EU funding of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2020

That the Government would implement the following:::1. Temporary abolition of the clawback on the sale of entitlements for tillage farmers who need to raise cash or stand back from taking over-priced conacre.::2. Under CAP Post 2020, the stacking of entitlements should be…

Maintaining the national suckler cow herd through increased direct payments and a strong live export trade::To secure €50 per head increase in suckler cow supports::The establishment of a new dedicated live export unit in the Department of Agriculture and Bord Bia to drive the…

To continue to highlight the issues with flooding of farm land from the river Shannon and also Turloughs

That on National Potato Day (NPD), consumers and retailers would support the €85m farm gate sector::The Government would continue its support for the Sector through Bord Bia's 3-year promotion campaign designed in 2017 to signal the health benefits of the potato

To bring to the Minister's attention that there was no engagement with stakeholders ahead of signing in the S.I.::That in the Minister's letter of 10th March 2017 the Minister confirmed that the roadworthiness testing requirement 'will only apply to T5 tractors used…

That the Government would support the live cattle trade to Turkey::That the import requirement of Turkey for 500,000 head of live cattle each year, would be taken seriously by the Irish Government::That all necessary supports would be put in place to facilitate the Turkish…

To highlight that the briefing note from the Department of Transport adds further confusion to the issue and that it does not address the reasons for the failure to deliver on the Minister's promise to consult with IFA, in advance of the introduction of the Regulation (SI…

To highlight dog attacks on sheep flocks and ensure responsible dog ownership by introducing a central database

To get increased supports for the sheep sector

To discuss the future of CAP and proposed changes that will affect Irish farmers::That there would be an increased CAP Budget::That Direct Payments to farmers would continue::To retain the two pillar model of CAP::To ensure the delivery of environmental public goods and enhanced…

To achieve an understanding of the role of sustainable agriculture and the possible contributions from the sector towards Ireland's climate targets

To show the estimates of the RDP expenditure requirements 2014 - 2020 for the different programme headings