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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Matt Carthy

Sinn Féin

Constituency / panel
Cavan-Monaghan
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
3 current — Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; …

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose a labour cost support scheme specifically for horticulture, acknowledging the sector's unique challenges.::To propose a halting on the GEP roadmap for horticultural employers to prevent further disproportionate wage inflation.::To propose the immediate establishment…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that funding for the scheme be increased to €15m (from €8.5million in 2024) to meet the demand for investment, evidenced by the oversubscription of the scheme in previous years, particularly last year.::To propose that consideration is given to the inclusion of…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To highlight that the Irish mushroom sector requires tailored capital support to adopt automation and robotics. This investment is crucial for enabling the Irish mushroom sector to remain competitive globally in the export-led, rural-based sector. Automation is the only viable…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that the baling assistance payment must be maintained to help alleviate the cost of straw for sectors reliant on its use, including mushroom composter, carrot growers (for overwintering) and livestock farmers.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that full income tax relief for landowners leasing land to horticultural growers for at least two consecutive years.::To propose that there is clear eligibility criteria to ensure the scheme supports active, productive use by commercial growers.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that::• Funding for the Organic Farm Scheme should be increased to incentivise and further develop the land area under organic production.::• The participation payment should be maintained.::• An additional payment is required for the first 3 hectares of organic…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Broiler-Specific Flat Rate Addition VAT Rate::To propose the introduction of a poultry broiler-specific FRA VAT rate.::To propose that broiler farming should be included in the Teagasc National Farm Survey, providing data to the CSO to calculate the broiler poultry specific…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

Knowledge Transfer (KT)::To propose adequate funding for the inclusion of pig and poultry sectors in the KT Programme. While the programme has delivered clear benefits across other farming sectors through peer learning, expert guidance, and structured farm planning, pig and…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose::• If any percentage of the farm is dedicated to forestry, it should be defined as agricultural land, and the CAT Agricultural Relief applied to the whole farm.::• Farm forestry is treated similarly to the Consanguinity and Young Trained Farmers Stamp Duty Reliefs as…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by Flutter Entertainment PLC

Finance
Intended results

To communicate the impact of increasing the betting duty on employment and on the new licensing framework

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Flutter Entertainment PLC" equals CRO name "FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 16956) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that agriculture is removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m and 2% after that.::To propose that the young trained farmer age limit should be increased from the current 35 to include all…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose that all exemptions apply to farm buildings in the Valuation Act 2001 and that the ‘relevant property not rateable' list must be maintained and expanded to recognise the diversification of farm enterprises.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-16

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Finance
Intended results

To propose the retention of Flat Rate Addition scheme (FRA) for all agricultural sectors.::That 0% VAT rate is implemented on non-oral animal medicines and vaccines as early as possible.::To propose the inclusion of additional milking points, Automatic calf feeders and plastic…