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 better understand the finer detail of the Nursing Home Support Scheme.::That the three-year cap on family farms under the Fair Deal scheme has come into operation.::To acknowledge the work of Ministers with responsibility for Older People, in getting these changes…
To highlight recent correspondence of Green Party MEP Ciarán Cuffe to the main financial institutions querying lending to young farmers.::To seek that the Green Party leader would ask Mr. Cuffe to withdraw his correspondence immediately.::There are a number of facts we wish to…
To secure an excise relief scheme for craft cider producers
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To welcome the overall increase in farm incomes but that it does not take from the ongoing vulnerability of the majority of Irish farmers.::To highlight that according to the Preliminary Results of the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2020, the national average farm income has…
To call on vulture fund 'Everyday' to engage constructively with IFA to agree on a solution with the family.::To welcome that the family farm was removed from an online sale following a protest at the family farm by the local branch of IFA and the County Executive with the full…
To welcome the inclusion in the Finance Act 2020 of updated accelerated capital allowances for farm safety equipment::To highlight that the new scheme allows for 50% capital allowances per annum for two years for eligible equipment. Eligible equipment includes chemical storage…
Farm Schemes - that the total annual CAP payment plus the national co-financing must amount to €2bn per annum, from the current level of €1.8bn from when the new CAP starts.::Suckler Cow::- Suckler farmers need a targeted payment of €300 per cow, facilitated by a combination of…
Farm Transfer, Succession and Partnerships - that Agriculture must be removed from the commercial definition and revised in line with the residential stamp duty charge of 1%, up to €1m, and 2% thereafter.::Reliefs for Stamp Duty::- The rollover of consanguinity relief post 2020…
To welcome the renewal of consanguinity relief and consolidation relief under the stamp duty code in the Finance Bill 2020.::To highlight that these reliefs are vital to the sustainability and viability of the agricultural sector by reducing teh effective rate of stamp duty on…
To seek technical amendments to existing legislation so as to enhance the competitiveness of the Irish funds industry
To highlight and request support/Intervention of TDs with HSE to progress negotations in relation to financial situation of Saint John of God Community Services
To further the stated policy aims of the ILCU. To seek reversal of proposed increases in the industry funding levy on credit unions
Suckler cow scheme - In order to improve incomes and stabilise numbers, IFA proposes a targeted payment of €200 per suckler cow, structured under environmental and animal welfare measures in the CAP Rural Development Programme and financed predominately from national resources…
Extension of Income Averaging to self-employed farmers with other income - IFA proposes that, where a farmer or their spouse has an additional self-employed source of income, income averaging should be allowed on farm profits.::Increasing Flexibility in Income Averaging…
An increase in the State Pension, greater resourcing of Home Supports, and the abolition of prescription charges