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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 Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To highlight that the the delay in the opening of the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector is unacceptable and urgent action must be taken to open the scheme immediately.::To highlight that the Irish horticulture sector is currently…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To point out that a collaborative approach to nature conservation is needed.::To appeal to the Assembly to take full account of farmers' views when framing their recommendations::To point out that space for nature is on average 12-14% of the farmland area on Irish farms, which…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To acknowledged the approval by the Cabinet of the General Scheme of a Bill to establish a new Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri Food Supply Chain.::That the Office has full powers of investigation and be able to compel actors in the chain to provide them with…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Environment
Intended results

Increased investment for youth in agriculture, in order to ensure vibrant rural communities and a thriving agriculture sector. Highlight the fact that research concludes that farmer characteristics including age, innovativeness of the farmer and the preparedness to tackle…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Environment
Intended results

Highlight that a reduction in livestock levels of 30% and the re-wetting of 90% of reclaimed land in order to meet climate targets as suggested in the report will remove at least 20% of the state’s land mass out of food production and reduce our capacity as a nation to produce…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Under the last CAP construction costs were eligible for new milking parlours for those qualifying as part of the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme however, the new scheme does not to cover this cost for young farmers. The intended result was to get the decision changed.…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Macra consider this unfair and discriminatory. Asked for support to remove the inclusion of previous investment in robotic milking equipment as a means of excluding farmers under TAMS 3.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme

Agriculture
Intended results

Emphasise that this will reduce the stock of land available for farmers who wish to rear breeding animals and further increase the price of land paid for lease and sale. this will undoubtedly reduce the stock of land available for farmers who wish to rear breeding animals, it…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Alcohol Forum Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Amendments and changes to the Sale of Alcohol Bill (2022) to better protect health, well being, public safety and children's rights.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Alcohol Forum Ireland" has no legal form. "ALCOHOL FORUM IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 435920) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-21

Lobbying return by Rare Diseases Ireland

Health
Intended results

PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Rare Diseases Ireland" equals CRO name "RARE DISEASES IRELAND" (CRO 140743) 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 Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to emphasise that all valid 46,000 applicants must be accepted in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).::That all applicants waiting to get into Tranche 2 must also be accommodated.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

That there is a thorough investigation into how French potatoes were labelled with the Bord Bia Quality Assurance mark.::That the result of the investigation is made public.::To highlight that Irish Potato farmers go to great lengths to ensure that they meet the exacting Quality…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…