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 emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…
To brief Oireachtas Members of the details of the current Nitrates Action Programme::The EU Nitrates Directive requires Member States to review water quality at least every four years and to create a Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). This programme outlines a suite of…
To brief Oireachtas members on Water Quality in the context of the Nitrates Action Programme 2023
To welcome the inclusion of Equine facilities by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the list of items included in Tams 3.::To highlight that the grant aid will be of real assistance to the thousands of farmers that are involved in keeping and breeding…
To secure funding to reduce the impact of a TB outbreak on farm.::To secure additional funding for the wildlife control programme in order to double resources available to the programme and to ensure effective implementation of the programme on the ground.::To increase live…
To highlight the critical need for a commitment from Government to ensure that the economic potential and sustainable future of the Irish aquaculture sector are realised.::To highlight the urgency to implement a functioning aquaculture licensing system as a key priority for the…
To criticised the failure of the authorities to tackle what is a growing problem on farms.::To highlight that the situation has worsened over the last two years, with sheep farmers dreading the prospect of a call to say there has been an attack on their flock.::To highlight that…
To ensure that the new regulator has sufficient powers of investigation
Highlight Macra proposals in relation to the grants available for refurbishing rural housing
To show that there are ways to reduce harmful emissions on farms without having to cull the national herd
That a single national database for all dogs in the country that identifies the person responsible for the dog::That tougher sanctions for those who fail to have their dog under their control at all times, and for those whose dogs are identified worrying/attacking…
Invitation to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the annual Aquaculture Conference and Annual General Meeting::To highlight that there have been many challenges for the Irish aquaculture sector in recent months, with many Irish aquaculture producers…
To invite Oireachtas Members to a Regional IFA Sheep meeting::To highlight that the income crisis facing sheep farmers has reached a critical stage and requires immediate action from the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.::To highlight that the Minister for…
To seek a meeting with the members of the political parties on the implications of the mid-term review of the Nitrates Action programme agreed with the European Commission.::1. The IFA insist that the Minister must revisit this with the European Commission as this would mean…
To request a public meeting with Ministers to discuss Ash Dieback and the problems farmers are having with the relevant authorities.::To highlight how the lack of recognition in the Interim Ash Die-Back Scheme for the significant financial loss incurred by farmers is a serious…