Martin Kenny

Publication of an implementation plan for the Neurorehabilitation Strategy, Investment in neurorehabilitation services, greater awareness of need for neurorehabilitation services among elected representatives

Ireland and Europe are struggling to make climate progress in transport. Support for safe effective low carbon tillage crop biofuels in transport, and accompanying standards, is needed to assure significant progress can be made. Ireland faces a major challenge in reducing the…

Ensure understanding of the agri-food sector's policy recommendations in relation to Brexit, namely: Competitiveness; Safety & Reputation; Innovation, Skills & Human Capital.

Consideration of PLS submission at Committee::Consideration of pre-Budget 2018 submission ahead of Budget::participate in Bring Your Dog to Work Day

Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…

Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…

To establish why farm inspections and penalties are significantly higher than the national average in North Tipperary::The necessity for the Department of Agriculture to engage in an open dialogue with the IFA to introduce change and improvements across the inspection and…

To establish a credible Johnes control programme that is focused on herds with Johnes and is adequately supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

To get an update on payout to farmers, including payout for GLAS+::That address the problem of delayed payments::That part-payment can be made where issues will take longer to resolve::To establish when the final 15% payment for 2016 will be paid::To ensure that 50,000 farmers…

To discuss a review process for the scheme::To establish what payments have been made to date::That there would be a reduction in the administrative burden::That veterinary fees would be abolished::That there would be a replacement of the veterinary plan by the use of faecal…

To express concern about the impact on the future sustainable development of Ireland's agri-food sector, arising from the amendments tabled by the EU's Environment Committee to the Commission's 2030 climate proposals.::To point out that the proposals to change the 2030 starting…

That the EU Commission provide exceptional support for the mushroom sector, for whom an external political event (Brexit) has had an immediate and negative economic impact.::The government must deliver low-cost loans in Budget 2018 that can be accessed by the mushroom…

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 create awareness of the IFA led Ireland-UK Farm Safety Week 2017::That addressing labour shortage on farms is central to improving farm safety::To identify opportunities to improve Ireland's farm safety record

To ensure immediate implementation of Minister Creed's reform programme