Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To seek an independent review by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine into his Department's investigation into the environmental impact of local industrial emissions in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny and of the reports that fed into this investigation.::To seek…
Get Government support for the Agricultural and Forestry Contractor sector in Ireland
Extension of Tax Warehousing Scheme
To highlight the serious issues facing farmers.::To engage with government Ministers and TD's to discuss how some of these issues could be resolved in next months budget.::To run a poster campaign on all routes to the Championships to highlight urgent issues including; The delay…
To propose that if any percentage of the farm is dedicated to farm forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land and the Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::That farm forestry is treated in a similar manner in relation to the…
To propose that planning impediments are removed for microgeneration projects.::That capital grants of approximately 50% are established for farmers to invest in microgeneration. This programme should apply to all usage on farms including the farm residence.::That farmers who…
To provide the JOC with relevant information and statistics in relation to dog ownership, surrenders and abandonment.
To highlight the revisions made to the impractical catch-crop grazing requirements introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, without proper consultation or communication with farmers.::To acknowledge that while this is a positive first step, and of…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture to ensure that all farmers who applied for the new liming programme are accepted into the scheme in full.::To highlight that farmers are keen to improve on-farm efficiencies and their environmental footprint. There is huge demand for the…
To highlight that the budget of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is reduced from €2.14bn to €1.94bn, a 10% reduction. This is a long way short of what is required to bolster a sector which is struggling with high input costs, lower commodity prices and…
To propose that farm equipment, which contributes to increased emission efficiency, should qualify for accelerated capital allowances.::To propose that all farm equipment that contributes to a reduction in emission intensity should be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT)
To secure supports for yf
To set out ICMSA concerns on various policy matters.
Delivery of funding