Martin Kenny

To secure Flexibility on GLAS and Nitrates::Earlier Direct Payments::Growing Fodder Crops on Tillage Lands::Fodder Import Scheme::Fair Market Returns for Farmers::Strong Budget 2019 for Farmers::Delivery of Low Cost Loan announced in Budget 2018

That this IFA commissioned report would highlight the need for support from Government for the suckler cow. The key finds in the report are as follows::The beef sector in Ireland is very significant, accounting for over one-third of all agricultural output and over 20% of total…

To point out that many in the UK have cite the Norway/Sweden border as an example of a border which causes minimum disruption to trade. However, the logistical challenges for trade that arise from the border between Sweden and Norway despite the fact that the arrangement has…

Reassurance that IFA has had significant and ongoing engagement with AIB in recent times, during which AIB gave a commitment to IFA that any family farm homes would be excluded from any loan sales.::To express concern that some investment loans secured against farmland may be…

Gain support for increased investment in community supports for people living with dementia

The Data Protection Bill provision for the Digital Age of Consent to be retained at 13 years

A meeting between the Minister and his Officials, and the Veterinary Ireland President and colleagues, in order to brief the Minister and Joint Oireachtas Committee Members on the concerns of Veterinary Ireland in relation to the changes made to the Code of Professional Conduct…

Want a fully funded Common Agricultural Policy, which supports cattle, sheep and tillage farmers to the greatest extent possible

Opposing the introduction of mandatory electronic tagging of lambs destined for slaughter

Make classes smaller, support school leadership, fund school running costs, plan teacher supply and end pay inequality

To inform the various TDs that there is now considerably more VAT being returned from this sector than when the rate was 13.5%. There are 53k more people employed in the sector now than 2011 when the rate was adjusted, that equates to a saving to the Exchequer of approximately…

State support for financial instruments to be included in the next CAP to provide greater security for farmers given the current weather & price trends

Extension of Stamp Duty relief beyond 31/12/2018

Ending overfishing and securing best outcome for fish stocks and sustainable coastal communities in the long term.

To ask the minister for Agriculture to not change the conditions in relation to agri-environments scheme::Promote sustainable forestry which will not impact birds and promoting high nature value farmland::Encouraging strong action on Climate Change::Address upland burning issues