Michael Fitzmaurice

To achieve delivery on the commitments to credit unions in the Programme for Government

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 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…

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…

Rates waiver for business be extended

To secure compensation for farmers for damages by the bogslide and to get the Government's assistance for the removal of peat/debris left behind by the disaster and the restoration of farm land.::Flexibility in the 2020 Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) applications and other farm…

A deferment or delay in any increase in carbon tax on solid fuel products

Carbon Tax Exemption for Green Diesel used by Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland

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…

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document and its detailed policy documents on funding for social housing, lending to SMEs and provision of micro-credit. To encourage support for and disseminate…