Maurice Quinlivan

Inclusion in Budget 2027 key asks within Macra's prebudget document for young farmers and rural youth::Inclusion of a pilot succession scheme worth €5m

To ensure public officials are aware of the potentially negative impact the Mercosur deal will have on Irish beef farmers livelihoods

That Sinn Féin TDs and Sinn Féin Councillors would vote in the future in favour of a ban on fox hunting with horses and hounds.

Awareness of the importance of the social and economic benefits of the horse racing & breeding industries to the applicable local areas

A ban on fox hunting in Ireland

To highlight that difficult weather conditions, high input prices and declining output prices have driven farm incomes to unsustainable levels. Recent surveys show that the average farm income in Ireland is below €20,000, the lowest level in over a decade. Targeted measures are…

To propose the establishment of a 5-year Tillage Survival Scheme with an annual payment of €250/ha for commercial tillage farmers must be introduced by autumn 2024 at the latest.::To propose that any payment per hectare under any tillage support scheme must not be capped for…

To host a briefing session for Oireachtas Members on Dog Breeding Establishments, advocate for a ban on hand held remote Shock Collars, promote Microchipping and discuss Breed Specific Legislation

To host a briefing session for Oireachtas Members on Dog Breeding Establishments, advocate for a ban on hand held remote Shock Collars, promote Microchipping and discuss Breed Specific Legislation

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 highlight the growing concern among farmers regarding the potential health and safety risk posed by infected ash trees to road users, but also for themselves as the felling of infected trees is very challenging and poses significant safety risks.::To emphasise that a support…

To highlight how the New Ash Dieback Scheme must compensate for loss of timber asset.::To require a 100% reconstitution grant for all infected plantations, enabling forest owners to clearfell and replant with tree species that satisfy their management objectives.::To propose…

To highlight how successive Government policies have restricted eligible land, eroded productive area, increased the regulatory burden and have made farmers wary of committing their land. The risks associated with planting have become too great.::To emphasise that the Government…

Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027 main issues and key asks in ensuring the next forestry programme works for communities, practitioners, and land owners, whilst also delivering on climate change objectives.

To brief Members of the Oireachtas on the Nitrates Derogation::Member States must apply to the European Commission every four years to be granted a nitrates derogation. Strict criteria must be met in order to get a derogation. Member states must demonstrate that the higher…