Michael Collins

Looking for a regulator to audit food chain with specific focus on margins in the beef chain at processor and retailer level and to ensure that the office is created with the necessary powers in addition to the powers conferred under the Unfair Trading Practices Directive

Want the payments under the Fair Deal Scheme to be deductable at a maximum equivalent of three years in respect of farmland

To get ICSA policies regarding the future CAP included in the national response

To get ICSA policies regarding the future CAP included in the national response

Increased capital investment and accelerated infrastructure delivery to support economic development of the region

To ensure that targets in the draft Strategy are realistic and achievable::To highlight that some of the targets are very challenging and cannot be achieved without Government funding.::That the Government provides support, investment and practical policy measures to allow…

To highlight that the single biggest issue that has been avoided by the Department of Housing and Local Government (HLGH) in the consultation paper is the financial vulnerability of many farms.::To highlight that the Department of Agriculture's (DAFM) lack of communication with…

To establish why are we not seeing greater output in the issusing of felling licences considering the investment by the Department inxtra staff and ecologists ? Does the Department accept that their plan is failing and how do they intend to address this?::Considering the success…

To highlight the gains achieved by the sector in the past ten years but also to highlight that profits at farm level for many remain modest and those farmers are vulnerable to reductions in milk price and /or costs associated with environmental or other restrictions.::To…

To highlight that if we do not align with the provision to allow Suitably Qualified Persons prescribe antiparasitic products in Licensed Merchant stores similar to Northern Ireland, a two-tier supply system will come into effect on the island.

To acknowledge the Rural Development policy announced by the Government and to stress the importance of its implementation.::To highlight that the Government must pursue policies that allow the agri-food sector to grow::To ensure that broadband, roads, transport, banking all…

Improvement to forestry policy and programmes

Support for the USI Accommodation Bill

Support for the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021::Attending a briefing on the Foetal Pain Relief Bill 2021

Maintaining relationships with politicians