Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To protest at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's intention to provide the Commission with the details of farmers who the department intends to apply the 220kg limit by September 30th. There are significant concerns about the legal basis for this and the manner…
To seek an extension to the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) deadline to ensure greater flexibility to ensure that farmers get their fair share of the fund.::To highlight what a huge failure it would be if the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funds were returned when farmers…
To seek a pilot fund to grant aid construction of slurry storage on tillage farms in budget 2024, an additional top up for the Straw Incorporation Measure and the extension of the Tillage Incentive Scheme.::To highlight that, due to the inclement weather there have been very…
To call for flexibility on the impending deadline for spreading.::To highlight that the very difficult weather conditions make it very difficult for farmers and contractors to spread what is a valuable resource on farms. With the medium-term weather outlook favourable and…
To highlight how the sector has been in disarray for a long time and is continuing to lose growers from the industry. Input costs have increased and weather conditions are extremely difficult, in particular with outdoor winter crops, which will result in yield reductions and…
To highlight that, while the recent announcement of the Horticulture Support Scheme is welcome, the exclusion of some growers from the scheme is hugely disappointing. The fact that the important white mushroom production sector and the vast majority of Irish grown strawberries…
To highlight the concern farmers are experiencing by the threat posed by bark beetles to their conifer plantations given the unprecedented amount of conifer mortality that we are seeing in Europe and the UK. Bark beetle outbreaks are erupting with increasing frequency, new…
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 that much more discussion is needed before any changes are made to calf regulations.
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)
Improvements to the new Forestry Programme
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To seek assurances from the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine that the Food Ombudsman will be functional by the end of the year.::To welcome the announcement of the new Agri-Regulator Board and that the new Agri-Food Regulator will take up the role on December…
To highlight the problematic year experienced on all tillage farms with the weather proving especially difficult in March, April, July and September.::To emphasise that the proposed emergency financial support announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine…
To acknowledge the new grant for repairing or replacing existing septic tanks announced by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.::To highlight that the qualifying condition that a septic tank must be registered with the local authority prior to 1st February…
To challenge the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on their inaction in providing an efficient competitive Fallen Animals Collection service which has led to a dispute between knackeries and renderers.