Martin Kenny

That the Oireachtas support this bill

To influence shape of next CAP and to ensure adequate funding

To secure increased funding for this scheme and to protect existing beneficiaries

To ensure that the competitiveness of Irish agri-food exports is not threatened by any further depreciation of Sterling during the Brexit negotiations, which would potentially undermine the viability of primary producers, processors and exporters.::To secure direct support for…

That EU State Aid limits be extended in Member States that have been disproportionately impacted by the depreciation of Sterling, and whose competitiveness versus their EU trading partners has been undermined.

To ensure that as an export dependent sector, increasing market access remains critical for the growth of the agri-food sector::To secure increased support for State Agencies i.e. Bord Bia for marketing and promotion of Irish agri-food products to UK and other markets.

To minimise disruption and damage to trade and farmers' livelihoods::To ensure a commitment to commence discussions on the future EU-UK relationship early in the negotiating process::To ensure that there is a commitment to implement a transitional arrangement, if necessary,…

That the EU makes available structural and adjustment funding to the farming and food sectors that are negatively impacted due to changes in the relationship that are negotiated between the EU and the UK

That the Minister for Agriculture would put in place a crisis fund for farmers who have suffered crop losses of 25-50% and straw losses in excess of 50%::That Aid would be paid on a once-off basic to cereal and oilseed growers who can demonstrate that they incurred substantial…

Brexit – to establish the Government's negotiation strategy for farming and agri-food sector::Beef / Live Exports - with 100,000 additional stock forecast for 2017 and more calf registrations, to get a strong commitment for support for the live export trade and if the DAFM will…

That the tillage Forum reconvenes urgently to implement crisis fund for grain growers::That the agenda for the Forum addresses the need to implement an action plan to tackle the serious and deepening income crisis affecting grain growers and the wider tillage sector

To develop a strong live export trade for calves::That Irish farmers have access to the EU Single Market::That the transport difficulties exporting calves to Holland need to be resolved and that they are taken up at the highest levels in the Dutch administration and the EU…

That farmers would receive direct targeted aid of €200/ suckler cow::That the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) would be re-opened to allow new applicants in 2017

To demonstrate contribution of the sector on a county by county on employment, output and value

That the vital role of the RVLs is retained, recognising the service they provide both for individual farmers and the agri-sector.::That the RVLs receive increased funding and that the facilities are upgraded to enhance services to farmers.::That the State ensures that the very…