Martin Kenny

To explain IFA Policy on all areas of concern to farmers::To lobbying all Designate Public Officials (DPOs) who visited the stand

That the Finance Act 2017 must provide that stamp duty on land purchased / transferred and used for farming remains at 2% rate; qualifying criteria to avail of this would be the same applied by Revenue for definition of active farmer, as for Agriculture relief.::With…

That farmers who have applied for TAMS, and who have put down a deposit before formal approval, are allowed claim the deposit as a legitimate expense in claiming grant aid

To emphasise the importance of the funding in the ANCs and its contribution to the local rural economy::To establish how increased ANC funding would be allocated

To give IFA's response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & the Marine's Report on 'Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland'::That the report would adopt a number of recommendations made by IFA including:::The abolition of anti-dumping duties on ammonium…

That maximum flexibility would be shown by the Department of Agriculture in the implementation of commonage framework plans for more than 9000 farmers on 3500 commonages throughout the country in the GLAS Scheme::That the Commonage Implementation Committee would:::- examine…

That there would be a coordinated Government response to address farm viability, deliver off-farm employment opportunities, and to upskill farm households::That the information in the Teagasc Report will provide a valuable input into future policy development, under the CAP and…

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 there are mixed fortunes in 2017 farm incomes::To demonstrate the low incomes of drystock and tillage farmers::To demonstrate that price volatility remains a huge threat to all sectors particularly the dairy sector

That the Government would influence the EU Commission and reject doing a deal for more beef imports from Brazil::That the 'Weak Flesh' corruption scandal in Brazil in March 2017 would be taken on board and seen as hoe Brazil fails to meet European standards.

That decisions by the WHO are strongly supported by factual evidence::To recognise that the use of antibiotics on farms is already heavily regulated

That farmers would get fair judgement in cases where farmers' Basic Payment Scheme payments are being held back by the Department of Agriculture as a result of their lands being deemed to have been burned

Following the publication of results of the 2016 inspections of domestic waste water treatment systems, that the Department of Local Government and the EPA would establish a ring-fenced budget to address septic tank failure

That the EPA would protect the Shellfish Farming Sector in the context of the dramatic increase in breaches of sewage treatment regulations around the coast::To protect the global export markets of the shellfish sector, the Government support the industry at EU level in seeking…

That the Government would introduce further measures to avoid climate fines and reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emmissions::That a Climate Activation Programme would focus on the following areas:::The announcement of a biomass development programme, which would displace…