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 participate in a Seminar to produce actions based on breeding, communications, knowledge transfer and promotion.::To highlight that the draft Action Plan announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine lacks a fundamental component, which is a guaranteed return…
To invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the IFA Aquaculture Annual General Meeting.::To highlight issues relating to the sustainable development of Irish Aquaculture.::To give an update on the next European Maritime, fisheries, and Aquaculture…
To seek a meeting with the Minister of State for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarification on the reason for the delayed Farm Plan Scheme (FPS) payments.::To highlight how this delay, following the delay Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is not…
To invite the Minister for Rural and Community Development, and relevant National Park & Wildlife Service representatives, to attend a meeting of the IFA Special Area's of Conservation (SAC) Project Team on the farm of Mr. Pat Hennessy, Borris-In-Ossory, Co. Laois, to witness…
To call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine for a further extension to the permitted spreading deadline in the National Liming Programme.::To highlight that, while the extension provided to 31 March 2024 must be acknowledged, the persistent wet weather for much…
To express serious concern at the Department of Agriculture's failure to implement a successful wildlife control programme that can make a meaningful impact on tuberculosis (TB) levels.::To highlight that additional funding for the hiring of FRS operatives to the Wildlife…
To acknowledge that almost half of Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) Tranche 1 applications have now been approved, with payment claims for 'mobile' investments and those within seven of the ten Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) now open.::To…
To address the genuine concerns that suckler farmers and pedigree breeders have with the recently-published indices by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).::To query how the weightings and calculations are applied and their impact on suckler breeding policy and the…
To highlight how the deep frustration among farmers manifested itself in thousands taking to the streets to send a strong message that farming issues cannot continue to be ignored::To highlight that, there is a level of complexity introduced to farming that does not take account…
That the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine comes forward with a comprehensive support package for the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Programme, as farmers costs for testing soar.::To highlight that there have been increases of 35 cent to the BVD test. Postage has…
To highlight that criminal gangs targeting farmers in the Fingal area have stolen €100,000 worth of GPS systems in recent weeks. Tractors and machinery have been damaged during the thefts, adding to the expense and disruption for the victims of the crimes.::To call for…
To highlight the impact of reduced stocking rate thresholds on the entire agriculture sector.::- IFA analysis estimates that the reduction to a maximum stocking rate of 220kg organic nitrogen will have a cumulative sector cost of up to €60m per annum.::- A complete loss of the…
To highlight that the establishment of an Independent Agricultural Appeals Review Panel was one of the key recommendations included in the Review of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 and operations of the Agriculture Appeals Office, completed and published in December 2017 which…
To highlight that the delay in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has had a knock on effect on the Organic Farm Scheme as payment must be issue there before the Organic Farm Scheme (OFS) payments can be made.::To highlight that a significant number of farmers have…
To highlight that, without urgent policy action, it is not inconceivable that the overall tillage area could decline by up to 11% in 2024 due to very low levels of autumn planting, tight availability of spring seeds and widespread negativity amongst growers.::This potential…